The new Rams boss has faced his first major setback in management, with the ex-England international needing to lift his players after a heavy defeat
Frank Lampard admits a chastening defeat to Leeds has offered him an early “reality check” during a first foray into management at Derby.
Having seen the Rams open the 2018-19 campaign with a dramatic 2-1 victory away at Reading, they were brought back down to earth with a bump in front of their own supporters on Saturday.
Tom Lawrence did briefly level for Derby after seeing Mateusz Klich open the scoring, but two efforts from Kemar Roofe and a fourth from Ezgjan Alioski eased Leeds to a convincing 4-1 win.