Lampard saves City but won't celebrate goal against Chelsea

Blues legend scores against his old club and thanks both sets of fans after emotional game

Frank Lampard
(Image credit: Paul Ellis / AFP)

Manchester City 1 Chelsea 1. A match that offered little in the way of entertainment in the first hour ended in incredible fashion as Frank Lampard scored against his old club to give Manchester City a share of the points against Chelsea.

Lampard left Stamford Bridge in the summer after 13 seasons and a record 211 goals in 648 appearances. A Chelsea legend of the highest order, the 36-year-old veteran heads over the Pond next year to end his illustrious career playing for New York City in the MLS. In the meantime he's whiling away his time on loan with the Sky Blues – whose Abu Dhabi owners also own the New York club – but no one imagined he would find time to score a vital goal against his former employers.

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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.