Frank Lampard believes his much-maligned England midfield partnership with Steven Gerrard would flourish if they played for the same club side.
Chelsea star Lampard and Liverpool skipper Gerrard will go head-to-head at Anfield on Sunday in a crucial Premier League encounter.
Despite being the driving force for their respective teams with regular all-action displays, the duo have rarely replicated that form at international level.
Gerrard came close to moving to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2005 after a breakdown in contract negotiations at Anfield, before pledging his future to the Merseyside outfit in a dramatic u-turn.And Lampard believes that if the duo had been able to train together on a daily basis, then the benefits to the national side would have been obvious.
He told the Daily Mail: "Steve? What a fantastic player. I watched him against Everton the other week and it was a complete performance, he was the driving force.Read more
