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Thiago Silva handed down fresh challenge by Chelsea boss Frank Lampard

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Frank Lampard has challenged Thiago Silva to have a similar impact on Chelsea's defence to Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool and Vincent Kompany at Manchester City.

Silva, snapped up on a free from PSG in the summer, led the French club to joint-record seven Ligue 1 titles. So far this season he has helped Chelsea to six clean sheets in their last seven to mark them down as Premier League title contenders.

Lampard said: “I think with the career he's had, he certainly is in the bracket of top centre backs like [Kompany and Van Dijk]. “Most recent modern day teams that have achieved have individuals or pairings defensively, that set those kinds of standards. “I think it's imperative we know the importance of defending well to try and win

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