I played under Lampard but I'm more likely to fight him than say hello if I saw him

While at Derby, Andre Wisdom was coached by the Blues legend, who is now in the managerial dugout at Stamford Bridge.

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But the ex-Liverpool defender has admitted that he did not get on well with Lampard - and could fight him if he ever saw him again.

Wisdom was relegated to a bit-part role under Lampard at Derby, who was in charge for the 2018/19 campaign, making just 11 Championship appearances.

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The 29-year-old told The Beautiful Game podcast: "His job is his job, all the best to him. I don't have no bad vibes to him.

"If he was sat here would I speak to him? Nah.

"What is the other guy called? Jody Morris. I just didn't rate them.

"They're just not my type of people. On a night out, I'd probably get into a fight with them."

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Wisdom was only coached by Lampard for one season but it was more than enough time to dislike the coach, speaking candidly about his time at Pride Park.

He added: "My experience was weird. It didn't feel like I was at football.

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"I think what kind of threw me was the fact it was Frank Lampard. I don't want it to be misinterpreted but it was not like I was in awe.

"I think I expected something that I wasn't getting. I just expected more from him as a man. We had a good team as well so it's easy when everything is going well.

"We got to the (play-off) final and lost against Aston Villa. But I think it was cliquey. It felt like there was people speaking behind other people's backs.

"I remember in pre-season some of the lads came back late or something and the next day we were all running for it.

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"I understand the message, but it just felt very negative. Like I said, I've had one manager scream at me during my career and it was Lampard."

Wisdom was pressed on his bust-up with Lampard, and he replied: "I didn't react.

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"We got smashed 4-0 by Aston Villa (in the league) and I said some comments after the game, and he just went in.

"It was nothing to do really with football. It was more about me as a person which was very strange to me.

"He said some things that were just very strange. You know when someone says to you, 'They're not scared of you'.

"He said I bully people. I know this might sound egotistical but if you ask anybody they will say, 'Nah, Andre is cool'. As a player, he was a don. We just didn't click."