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'It is in their hands!' Frank Lampard urges his Chelsea players to take 'personal responsibility' if they wish to emulate the success of opponents Manchester City… as the caretaker manager admits 'this Premier League is getting tougher'

Frank Lampard has urged his players to place greater value in hard work on and off the pitch following their 1-0 defeat against Premier League champions Manchester City on Sunday.

Chelsea lined up to give City a guard of honour before kick-off after Pep Guardiola's side were awarded the title the evening before as top-table rivals Arsenal capitulated at Nottingham Forest.

Ahead of the tie, Lampard had said that he hoped that the gesture would instill ambition in his side, who will finish the season in the bottom-half of the table for the first time in 27 years.