Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard says he's exchanged texts with Andre Villas-Boas since his dismissal.

Lampard revealed he had send a text to Villas-Boas after his departure and received a reply.

"He thanked me for being a top professional, which I appreciated," Lampard told the Sun on Sunday. "A lot of people think the players didn't play for him or respond. We did but it just didn't work out."