Graeme Souness has admitted that pressure on Frank Lampard ‘won’t be the same’ as that on Steven Gerrard as the two old teammates continue to come under scrutiny.
Everton picked up their first point of the season during Saturday’s draw at home to newly-promoted Nottingham Forest thanks to Demarai Gray’s 88th-minute winner, but the outlook is already relatively bleak with Dominic Calvert-Lewin out for a significant period and Anthony Gordon rumoured to be leaving for Chelsea.
Villa boss Gerrard got one over on his old England teammate with a 2-1 win, but defeats to Bournemouth and Crystal Palace have heaped pressure on the former Liverpool captain after a summer of big spending. And both former players have come under increasing scrutiny after their respective poor starts, but ex-Reds midfielder Souness believes Villa’s spending and ambition means there is far more pressure on him than on Frank Lampard.
