Lampard hopes to shrug off shaky start by lifting European Super Cup

Frank Lampard is determined to secure his first win as Chelsea manager and finally lift the Uefa Super Cup – although fresh doubts over N’golo Kante hardly provide the ideal preparation.

Onlydaysafterhisfirstmatch in charge ended in a galling 4-0 defeat at Manchester United, the Blues’ all-time top scorer will attempt to mastermind victory against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool tonight in Istanbul.

Chelsea secured their place in the Turkey showpiece by winning the Europa League under Maurizio Sarri, and successor Lampard, pictured, is looking to finally taste Super Cup glory after twice going close during his playing days.

“It means a lot to the club,” the Blues boss said. “I know first hand because we lost two!

“We lost to Atletico Madrid in poor circumstances and we were far, far off and gave them the Super Cup.

“We were unfortunate to lose to Bayern Munich. When you work hard to get into this game between two champions, it is important that at a club like Chelsea we give everything to win it.

“It does mean something. It means something to us as a club because it is as another trophy.

“And it would be a really nice start for me personally, but more than that a really good feeling for the players with the season coming up that we can compete with Liverpool. If we could win a cup that goes down in our history we can go on from there. Certainly we understand the importance of it.”

Chances of victory could well be hampered by the absence of Kante, who overcame a knee injury to play the entirety of the 4-1 Europa League final win against Arsenal in Baku. That issue led to a disrupted pre-season for the France international, who picked up a fresh knock at Old Trafford on Sunday.