Frank Lampard secretly interviewed for Aston Villa job but lost out to old England rival Steven Gerrard

FRANK LAMPARD and Steven Gerrard had a fierce rivalry with England and that was rekindled in the battle to be Aston Villa’s boss. The former Chelsea boss was interviewed to succeed Dean Smith, but fellow ex-midfielder Gerrard was always the overwhelming choice to get the job at Villa. 2 Lampard has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea in January Credit: AFP 2 While Gerrard takes over at Villa Park after guiding Rangers to the title in Scotland Credit: Getty So Lamps lost out to his old international team-mate. Lampard also ruled himself out of the Norwich job… Read Full Article