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Antonio Rudiger insists he would have stayed at Chelsea whether 'Frank Lampard was in or out' after being dropped earlier in the season as German praises Blues squad for adapting to Thomas Tuchel so quickly

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has insisted he would have stayed at Chelsea whether previous manager Frank Lampard had stayed or not.

Rudiger had played regularly throughout his previous three seasons at Chelsea but found himself out of the first-team picture under Lampard this campaign.

However, he broke back into the Blues side just before Lampard's dismissal in January and has continued to feature under new boss Thomas Tuchel.

Antonio Rudiger has stated he would have fought for his place even if Frank Lampard stayed
The German centre half was out of favour earlier this season but his won a starting role back

And the German centre half admitted he was keen to stay at Stamford Bridge and fight for his place regardless of the managerial situation.