Posted by E.L.E.X on July 17 2020 under Sports
Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford both reached 17 Premier League goals for the 2019-20 season as they netted against Crystal Palace on Thursday, while Mason Greenwood has also emerged as a significant goalscoring threat.
And Lampard has identified the attacking prowess of the trio, accepting that stopping them, and midfielder Bruno Fernandes, will be vital to his side’s chances of winning at Wembley.
He told reporters: “We know they are playing well, they’ve got a very, very potent front three, probably the most potent front three in the country, in terms of pure numbers and goals.
“And obviously Fernandes has made a huge difference coming in in January. So you see the strength that has brought to their team with individual quality.
“But we know that. So we have to be confident ourselves, deal with their threats, and worry about us as well.”
Lampard doesn’t agree, however, insisting that with both sides having played twice this week, it is a level playing field.
He added:
“No, I don’t think we do [have an advantage]. We played Saturday/Tuesday this week, they played Monday/Thursday so we have both played two games this week as it stands.
“We are in a period where we are playing games very regularly and it becomes; play, recover, play again and recover and you work with the squad as it is.
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