Frank Lampard has told about how he enjoyed spending some downtime with his family following the birth of his son after being sacked as Chelsea manager.

The football legend, 42, welcomed a baby boy - Freddie - with his wife Christine two months ago, while they are also parents to their daughter Patricia, two.

Frank has now spoken to Daily Mail columnist Jamie Redknapp about how his axe from the club allowed him to spend more time with Christine and the kids.

After being asked by Jamie how he has been feeling since leaving Chelsea, Frank said: 'My son, Freddie, was born two months ago. I've been able to enjoy that and being at home with my girls.'

Frank went on to explain that when Patricia was born he was 'engrossed' in his work as manager at Derby, while his experience with Freddie has been different.

He said: 'Certainly a managerial career means much more sacrifice than as a player. For instance, Patricia was born when I was manager at Derby and I was engrossed in my work. Being there this time has been the big positive.'

Frank also discussed how he has received some words of reassurance from fellow managers including Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson.

He divulged: 'The other positive is reflection. I've spoken to some top managers over the last few months. All of them, first and foremost, said: 'You're not a manager until you've been sacked.'

'It was a hit, but then I started the reflection process. I didn't want to sit at home and throw blame elsewhere. It was more: 'What can I do better?'

'Roy Hodgson was amazing. I spoke to Roy a week after leaving Chelsea and he gave me some of the best calm, collected advice. I'm always willing to listen to these managers.'

In an Instagram post shared in March, Christine announced she had given birth to a son - father-of-four Frank's first baby boy.

Captioning a photo of herself cradling the couple's baby, the TV star wrote: 'Let us introduce you to our newest addition.

'Frederick (Freddie) George Lampard! We are completely in love.'

It's understood that Christine gave birth the previous week and that the media personality went into labour earlier than expected.

rank also shares daughters Luna, 14, and Isla, 13, with ex Elen Rivas.

Christine revealed in January that she was pregnant with her second child and admitted it was 'strange and worrying' during the pandemic.