Clement delivers a Frank warning

what he is like on the TV, the way he gets his message across which is very important.

“He has brilliant knowledge of the game; some players have played at a high level but still don’t have a great knowledge of the game.

“He does and he is able to transmit that information well because he speaks very articulately.

“I have no doubt he is going to be a success – just hopefully not on the first day of the season.”

Lampard insists both he and former international team-mate Steven Gerrard have had no second thoughts after swapping punditry for the dugout.

As Lampard prepares for tonight, Gerrard has been in Europa League action with his new Rangers side.

Lampard said: “You miss the bug. Myself and Steven were talking about that openly last year when we were working on BT.

“It draws you back in and for all the 24-hours-a-day talk and lack of sleep, you can’t help but love it.

“We were texting back and forth this week actually discussing the mad life of management and how we both see it. We are both the same, we are enjoying every minute of it.

“It’s strange and you can’t switch off because you want to do so well, that’s certainly how I feel.

“I’m sure Steven will be the same because I know how competitive he is.”