Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has recalled how they were the envy of Manchester United and Liverpool.

Lampard says United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and Liverpool's players resented their 2004/05 title triumph under manager Jose Mourinho.

Writing in Totally Frank: My Autobiography, Lampard stated: "The boring tag had started with Sir Alex Ferguson.

"Boring for some maybe but not for us. Ferguson claimed we were too direct which was strange given that the OPTA stats for our season that year [2005/06] showed we had most goals, most shots on goal, most passes completed, and, critically, most points.

"Some of the Liverpool players then kicked off another round of banter baiting when they compared our style to the Wimbledon team of old. I found that one very amusing since Liverpool were the team who signed Peter Crouch, and if you do that you're clearly going to play to his strengths."