Mikel Arteta came out on top when he clashed with Frank Lampard on Boxing Day, and this has heaped the pressure on the Chelsea boss talkSPORT has been told.
Arsenal beat Lampard’s Blues 3-1 at the Emirates, ending their run of seven games without a win to stun their London rivals with a fine performance.
Alexandre Lacazette, Granit Xhaka and Bukayo Saka all netted in north London, with Tammy Abraham grabbing a late consolation goal before Jorginho missed a penalty.
Arsenal put in an energetic and potent performance to stun Chelsea at the Emirates[/caption]
Chelsea were well below par against their capital rivals and the defeat meant they ended the weekend down in eighth place, with a clash against Aston Villa up next on Monday.
talkSPORT brings you full LIVE commentary of this encounter, kick-off 5:30pm, with the winning side able to move as high as third in the Premier League.
Ending the day in third place suggests there is little reason to worry for Lampard, but former Blues striker Tony Cascarino insists there is no doubt the boss is under pressure.
In fact, he believes Lampard is under even more pressure than Arteta – who on Christmas Day was leading the sack race and favourite to be axed!
“Frank has got a real problem at the football club,” began Casc on Sunday’s Weekend Sports Breakfast. “I’m not convinced by the people that say Arteta is seriously under pressure; I think Frank is under every bit as much, and even MORE, pressure.
“Think of the history of the club, think of the owner and how he’s sacked people quite confidently, think that he’s spent £220m, think that he’s brought in a young lad from Germany [Kai Havertz] who is not even in the team and struggled, think of Timo Werner where they spent a lot investing and he’s struggled…
“You are under pressure as a Chelsea manager to challenge.
“Because when you are given £220m I guarantee you that conversation before the start of the season would have been, ‘what do you need to challenge Liverpool and Man City?’.
“That conversation would have happened.”
talkSPORT brings you full LIVE commentary of Chelsea vs Aston Villa in the Premier League, kick-off 5:30pm
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