Fikayo Tomori has spoken of his final conversation with Frank Lampard ahead of his England call.
The defender is in line to receive his first international cap after being called up for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
Tomori has been a revelation for Chelsea so far this season after establishing himself as a first team regular at Stamford Bridge, but speaking in the pre-match press conference, the defender was full of praise for Lampard and how he's helped him.
Asked what Lampard said to him after his England call, Tomori said: "To enjoy it, to embrace it and to keep the same levels that I've shown this season and last season as well, because that's the reason that I've been called up.
"He's been very supportive and he's an England legend as well.
"Here's been there, done it and knows how to get to the top so he's been a great help to me, Mason (Mount) and Tammy (Abraham) as well."
Asked how much Frank Lampard's faith in him meant, he said: "A great deal.
"Obviously last year playing a 20-21 year-old in the heart of the defence for a top Championship club like Derby, it does take faith and he put that in me from the beginning and told me what he wanted from me in training and in games.
"For him to have that faith in me when results weren't good or I wasn't playing as well as I could have, was all I could really ask. Then it was on me to try and produce what he wanted.
"Coming to Chelsea this season it wasn't granted that just because he was the manager, I had to work hard and I'm still working hard to try and maintain high standard to maintain my place in the team.
"It is a level up and there's more experienced players in the team so that's what I'm focusing on."
