Source: PA
Ancelotti lauds Lampard talent
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti hailed Frank Lampard as one of the best midfielders in the world after he grabbed a brace in the Blues' 3-0 win over Birmingham at Stamford Bridge.
Florent Malouda opened the scoring in the fifth minute but Lampard sealed a fine win with two goals to put Chelsea one point ahead of Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League with a game in hand.
Ancelotti said: "We use all the pitch to attack and so Frank is able to run into the box to score. I think he's the best running midfielder in the world. He has this fantastic quality to time his run into the box.
"It's good we are back at the top. We have one more point with a game in hand on United and two points more than Arsenal.
"That's important because on Sunday United play Arsenal. Maybe we can improve our position on Saturday."
