Chelsea duo revel in win

09 August 2009 18:04
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Frank Lampard and Ricardo Carvalho believe it was important for Chelsea to start the new season with a victory over Manchester United.[LNB] The Blues beat United on penalties to claim the Community Shield after an enthralling 2-2 draw at Wembley.[LNB]Chelsea looked set to win in normal time until Wayne Rooney's late leveller, and Lampard was delighted with the way his team-mates regained their focus in the shoot-out.[LNB]"This is sweet. It feels nice to make a winning start to the season," the midfielder told Sky Sports 2.[LNB]"After that last goal we could have been on a downer but we didn't let out heads drop."[LNB]DeservedCarvalho echoed fellow goalscorer Lampard's sentiments and gave a positive assessment of Chelsea's performance.[LNB]"The win means a lot. It's important to win trophies and start with a win," said the Portuguese defender.[LNB]"But now we have to look to the Premier League and start winning there as it's important to get a lead.[LNB]"It wasn't a good start but after that we controlled the game and I thought we deserved to win. We conceded in the last minute but came back and won on penalties."[LNB]Fair goalThere was some controversy about the Lampard goal that put Chelsea 2-1 ahead, with United upset that play had not been stopped moments earlier when Patrice Evra collided with Michael Ballack and went to ground.[LNB]Lampard believes it was a fair goal, adding: "Anyone should look at the rules. It's up to the referee to stop it but United just stopped when their man was down.[LNB]"It's in the rules, when the referee stops it he stops it. We carried on and I'm sure United would have down the same in that position."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports