Everton manager Frank Lampard admits his regrets regarding his conduct with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

Lampard and Klopp were involved in an x-rated touchline spat when the former was still in charge of Chelsea.

The game was a 5-3 defeat for the Blues at Anfield on July 22nd, when the league was being played in empty stadiums during Project Lockdown.

Recently, the Everton manager told Optus Sport: “I've got to be careful to say that I'd never do it again because if I do you can replay this. I regret my wording, I don't regret my passion and I probably regret there were no fans in the stadium to drown out the noise because these things do happen and we see them.

“When I see another manager, I appreciate the passion and I understand the pressures and the reality of that game was that we were fighting to be in the Champions League positions in the last three games or whatever it was. Liverpool were in party mode because they were going to be given the Premier League trophy after the game so it was a pressure game for us and maybe that's just how I am and maybe you've just got to control yourself better at different times.

“I've got a lot of respect for Jurgen Klopp so after the event you think that it was too much and when up against a manager you respect and maybe you should word it differently but I kind of stand by my passion at the moment it happened. I was defending my team, I felt that at the moment.

“I had a bit of regret the next day as I had to ring my elder daughters who were probably among the viewers, they were 15 and 16 at the time. So then you realize you're representing the football club and you have to act in a certain way and I'd overstepped the line that day so I regret that side of it."