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Michael Essien has named former Chelsea teammate, Frank Lampard as the best player he ever played with during his playing days.
The former Ghana international who joined the Premier League side from French Ligue 1 side, Olympique Lyon in 2005 played alongside the former English midfielder.
The duo emerged as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world and won several laurels with Chelsea.
Having played with several players in his career, Essien, who also played for Real Madrid and AC Milan settled on Frank Lampard as the best player he ever played with.
"Everybody is my teammate. I love all my teammates," he told Goal.
"It's hard to choose but I would go for Frank Lampard. Being a midfielder that scores a lot of goals. To keep doing it every season is quite amazing.
Michael Essien is currently part of the technical team at Danish side FC Nordsjaelland.
The former Ghana international who joined the Premier League side from French Ligue 1 side, Olympique Lyon in 2005 played alongside the former English midfielder.
The duo emerged as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world and won several laurels with Chelsea.
Having played with several players in his career, Essien, who also played for Real Madrid and AC Milan settled on Frank Lampard as the best player he ever played with.
"Everybody is my teammate. I love all my teammates," he told Goal.
"It's hard to choose but I would go for Frank Lampard. Being a midfielder that scores a lot of goals. To keep doing it every season is quite amazing.
Michael Essien is currently part of the technical team at Danish side FC Nordsjaelland.