A delighted Frank Lampard has been praising his team’s performance after they conceded an early goal, but insists that he and his squad are not getting carried away by their recent good form.

“Sheffield United are very good at taking the momentum in games and they did that early on.

“Once the goal goes in, the reaction is important and our reaction for the rest of the game was spot on.

“We knew [Ziyech] was a top player. Sometimes it’s great to see that from afar, but when you work with someone they impress you even more with their personality around the place and their quality on the pitch..

“When you think about our squad this year, we have competition as top teams generally do, and I need players who can come in, lift the level and do something different.

“We’re third, but the season is long and we’re in the very early days. I am keeping my feet on the ground.”

“We played against him in the Champions League the year before, I knew the player. Top top class player.”

Frank Lampard was full of praise for Hakim Ziyech as Chelsea were too for Sheffield United.