Evergreen Lampard strikes again as rampant City hit seven

After two more goals in League Cup rout, will City try to keep Lampard all season?

Frank Lampard
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Manchester City 7 Sheffield Wednesday 0. Seven second half goals eased City through to the last 16 of the League Cup and raised more questions about the future of Frank Lampard. The veteran midfielder scored twice in the Sky Blues' rout of their Championship opponents, a brace to go with the crucial equaliser he netted for City against his former club Chelsea in Sunday's 1-1 Premier League draw.

With the 36-year-old in such a rich vein of form it was inevitable that the main topic of conversation in the wake of the Wednesday walloping was whether Lampard would see out the season with City.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.