Top 5 English midfielders of the Premier League era

#2 Frankie Lampard

Lampard tasted Champions League success with Chelsea in 2012.

The West Ham youth product went on to conquer English football and is one of the most successful midfielders in the game. If you think Steven Gerrard scored goals, this Englishman scored truckloads of them!

A loyal Chelsea servant, the dynamic attacking midfielder always made those trademark runs into the box and made a career out of finding himself at the end of crosses.

He is still the all-time leading goal-scorer of the London side. Staggering if you consider the players who've played for the club, like Didier Drogba, for instance.

We thought hard and long about who would get the second spot between the Liverpool great and the Chelsea legend, and owing to his better goal-scoring record, successes in the league and Europe compared to just the UEFA Champions League for Gerrard, and the consistency in results when Lampard is involved sees him take the spot above his English compatriot.

A career total 257 goals and 864 appearances in club competition to add to 29 goals in 106 appearances for the Three Lions is something few can even dream to achieve. Yet, it is a reality for Frank Lampard.

Here is some of his best...