EPL: Fantastic goalscorer – Lampard gives Aubameyang condition to return to Chelsea XI

Chelsea interim boss, Frank Lampard has told forgotten striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang that the only way to return to the Blues’ starting XI is to train well for games.

Lampard did not also rule out the former Arsenal star returning to the team for their game against Brighton on Saturday.

Chelsea’s major problem this season has been finding the back of the net and this was the case in Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid.

The Blues have failed to score in four consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since December 1993.

Chelsea are in dire need of a striker and Lampard has always been a big fan of Aubameyang, having attempted to sign him during his first stint as head coach.

The 33-year-old was frozen out by Potter and barely featured under his old boss, but it is a clean slate for Aubameyang under Lampard.

Asked about Aubameyang’s potential role, Lampard said: “We’ll see on that one. I don’t want to go position-specific.

“What I do want to say is that the players have to feel that when they train and prepare, that the competitive nature we have in the squad to get in the team needs to be high in every position.

“Auba is a bit like everybody in the squad, whether you’ve been starting before or not starting so much, you have to compete in training and show that you’re worthy of a place.

“And of course his history says he has a fantastic goalscoring record. So we’ll see.”