Football: Chelsea must now look to close gap to Liverpool, Manchester City
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard targets dominant Liverpool and City
Chelsea cannot get carried away with a top-four finish in the Premier League if they are to bridge the gap with Manchester City and Liverpool next season, manager Frank Lampard has said.
Chelsea sealed a Champions League place after securing a 2-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday in their final Premier League game of the season.
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“I suppose at Chelsea we have to be careful getting excited by top-four finishes, but coming into the job, I don’t think a lot of people put us in that bracket,” Lampard told Sky Sports.
“We know where we are at, it is a progress and can we get better and now we’ve secured top four can we look to improve to close that gap? “The gap is there for a reason and there because Manchester City and Liverpool have taken it to different levels.” Chelsea play Arsenal in the FA Cup final on Aug. 1 before taking on Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on August 8.