Chelsea veteran Frank Lampard has hailed departing midfielder Juan Mata following his £37.1million move to Manchester United.
The Spaniard leaves Stamford Bridge as an admired player by his teammates but Lampard did admit that it had become tough for him due to the brilliant form of Oscar, Eden Hazard and Willian.
"Juan Mata is an absolutely fantastic player, and more than that he is an absolutely great lad," Lampard told ITV after Oscar scored a stunning free-kick in Chelsea's 1-0 FA Cup win over Stoke City on Sunday.
"[I] wish him all the best personally.
"The difficult thing here is that there are so many quality players and Oscar has been fantastic this year, as has Hazard.
"Willian's shown that, and we've got so many riches in that position that it's difficult, but you need performances like that from Oscar today. That free kick was absolutely top drawer."
