Chelsea have drawn up a four-man shortlist in the event they need to remove manager Frank Lampard.

The Blues have won just one of their last six Premier League games and Sunday's 3-1 defeat to Manchester City saw the pressure on Lampard ramp up.

The Independent reports Thomas Tuchel, Max Allegri, Brendan Rodgers and Ralph Hasenhuttl are the names being considered if Lampard is handed his P45.

Tuchel was recently fired by Paris Saint-Germain, and will no doubt be desperate to return to management as soon as possible.

Allegri, meanwhile, is another coach in search of a new club having not been in employment since Juventus at the end of the 2018-19 season.

Rodgers would be a fascinating choice given his history with Chelsea, with the Leicester boss having worked as head youth coach and reserve team manager at the club in the past.

His impressive spell at Leicester so far make him an attractive proposition, similar to Hasenhuttl, who is overachieving with Southampton this season.