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Frank Lampard update: New Derby manager appoints Chelsea academy boss Jody Morris as his assistant

Former Chelsea midfielder Jody Morris has been appointed as Derby's assistant manager, the Sky Bet Championship club have confirmed.

The 39-year-old leaves Chelsea, where he had been their under-18s' coach, and links up with ex-Blues team-mate and new Rams boss Frank Lampard.

Lampard told the club's official website: "The team around you is hugely important. It's not just about me as the manager. Everyone will have a part to play on the staff and Jody is the first part of that. I am delighted to have him on board.

"Jody has been hugely successful with Chelsea's youth team and he has won everything there is to win in the last few years.