Frank Lampard admits taking charge of Chelsea is "surreal".

Lampard was unveiled as the new Chelsea manager on Thursday morning after signing a three-year contract at his former club.

The former Derby boss told Chelsea TV: "It sounds good. Surreal to a degree because of my playing career here. I don't think I need to state how much it meant to me, to play 13 years at this place -home for a long a time in a great era that I was fortunate enough to be involved in.

"As I say, everyone knows how I feel about the club, my absolute desire is to be here and work hard. I think I did that as a player, trying to get the most out of myself on the pitch, and that's my intention to do as manager."

Lampard says he'll always appreciate his year with Derby.

"It was a good first year, we didn't quite get to where we wanted to be in the play-off final. (But) from where we started, we did a lot of changing of the team, bringing the age down, a lot of young players, changing the style to a big degree and I suppose the fact that we made great strides in one season is what I'm most proud of.

"Not just myself but the staff and the players at Derby. I learnt a lot. As a manager you continue to learn whether it's your first year, second year, or 20th year so hopefully it puts me in good stead.

"I'm ready to keep learning, that's how I played, year in year out until the end of my career so that's how I'll manage."