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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insists Chelsea boss Frank Lampard 'needs time' as he urges Blues to stick with under-fire boss despite five defeats in their last eight league games

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta survived a difficult run of form earlier this season and looks to have turned the club around and the Spaniard said his Chelsea counterpart Frank Lampard should also be given time to get them back on track.

Lampard is under huge pressure at Chelsea after Tuesday's 2-0 loss to Leicester City saw them slip to eighth. They have now lost five of their last eight in the Premier League.

'I have known Frank for a few years and I spent some time with him and I would like the club to support him and give him a chance,' Arteta, who like Lampard captained the club he now manages, said.