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'I think John is destined to be a manager' - Lampard backs Terry amid links with Rooney-led Derby

Frank Lampard believes John Terry could be the ideal man to lift Derby County from the doldrums.

Although Wayne Rooney is in interim charge at Pride Park, there is no guarantee the former Manchester United striker will become permanent manager of the Championship club.

Now 39-year-old Terry, who is assistant manager at Aston Villa, is being linked with the job.

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It would be a first experience of being manager of a club for the former Chelsea and England captain, a longtime team-mate of Lampard with club and country.