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Frank Lampard salutes strike; Rashford practiced with ball in training
Last Updated: 31 / 10 / 19 12: 30 am
Lampard rues ‘bolt out of the blue’
Rashford lifted his 73 rd-minute shot over the Blues wall and underneath Willy Cabellero’s crossb en, before sliding on his knees in celebration in front of a delirious away end.
But Chelsea boss Frank Lampard could only salute the spectacular match-winning moment.
“It was special, a bolt out of the blue,” Lampard said.
“It’s great technique. It was a stunning strike from him, at a time when I felt we were really in the ascendancy. “
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‘Thankfully it went in the top corner’
Rashford admitted that getting a feel for the ball in training had given him confidence.
“To be honest, it was the balls,” he toldSky Sportswhen asked about the strike. “When we were training with them and we were shooting there was this up-and-down motion and they can go anywhere.
” Thankfully, it went in the top corner. It is a positive day.
“We have been in a tough place. We are still getting through that phase and the only way to do it is to fight your way through it. The main focus for us is just improvement and development because we are definitely going places. We have done a lot of good work.
“The start of the season wasn’t exactly what we expected but we have got to get through it and get back to winning games. “
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