Chelsea boss Frank Lampard provides update on N'Golo Kante's injury
The French midfielder limped out of Monday night’s game in the first half (Picture: Getty)Chelsea boss Frank Lampard admits N’Golo Kante’s latest injury ‘does not look great’ but the midfielder will need to undergo a scan before they can ascertain the full extent of his problem.
Kante endured an injury-hit start to the season and had to be carefully managed by Lampard, though he had started all but one of Chelsea’s last 12 Premier League games.
He was in the starting XI for the visit of Manchester United on Monday night but had to be withdrawn in the first half, limping off the field after 12 minutes and replaced by Mason Mount.
Kante looked in real pain and is looks likely to miss Saturday’s clash with Spurs (Picture: Getty)Lampard is not sure if the injury is a reoccurrence of the issues he struggled with at the start of the season but he is almost certain to miss Chelsea’s next clash on Saturday against Tottenham.
Asked for an update on Kante, Lampard said at his post-match press conference: ‘It’s an adductor injury, so we’ll have to assess it, scan it.
‘But it doesn’t look great, doesn’t look great at the minute.’
On whether it related to his previous injury problem, he added: ‘I don’t know that yet for sure. I wouldn’t want to give you that information. I know it’s the same leg, so it’s similar.’
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Chelsea conceded twice after Kante’s exit, losing 2-0 as their grip on fourth spot loosened, though Lampard did not feel his side deserved to lose by such a clear scoreline.
He told Sky Sports: ‘Tough to take on lots of levels, some footballing, some others. It’s football and it’s life. I’m not complaining about any work ethic from the lads, their heads are down in there. It’s a tough night for us.
Lampard did not feel his side deserved to lose 2-0 on the balance of play (Picture: Getty)‘It’s not a 2-0 game. We have a feeling of groundhog day in the stadium. I don’t know how many shots we had but it was a lot. If we don’t score, you can’t win football games. They get clearer every week. We are fourth and the season starts here. People didn’t expect us to be fourth but we are.
‘We are fourth because of some of the good stuff we have done and because of the nature of the league with everyone taking points off each other. I’m not soft, I can criticise the team. We can bemoan our luck sometimes yes but if we are not finishing chances we can’t win games. I feel like a broken record.’
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