Frank Lampard has refuted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's claim that Chelsea have an unfair advantage over Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final.
The Blues will have had 48 hours extra time to prepare for the Wembley clash, with Lampard's side having taken on Norwich City on Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, United played on Thursday evening when they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park.
Solskjaer believes that the timing of the matches has given the Blues the edge, saying: "There is a concern, obviously, that they will have had 48 hours’ more rest and recovery than us. It’s not fair.
“We spoke about a fair scheduling going into this restart and of course it isn’t. But I have to think about Thursday, winning that one, focusing on that one, and then pick up the pieces after that.”
However, Lampard has refuted the claims that his side have an advantage over United, and believes it will have little impact in giving the Blues the edge.
“No, I don’t think we do," Lampard said. "We played Saturday/Tuesday this week, they played Monday/Thursday so we have both played two games this week as it stands.
"We are in a period where we are playing games very regularly and you become, play, recover, play again and recover and you work with the squad as it is.
“It’s an age-old question for a lot of managers. You can probably dig out times where I have mentioned it, but at the same time it isn’t about advantage or not.
"Sometimes it is in your favour playing regularly and keep ticking over, so no I don’t see it.”
