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Lampard praises Coventry's courage in 3-0 defeat by Arsenal

Coventry City manager Frank Lampard shares his thoughts on his side's 3-0 defeat by Arsenal in their first game back in the Premier League since 2001.

Lampard praises Coventry's courage in 3-0 defeat by Arsenal

Coventry City lost 3-0 to Arsenal in their first Premier League game in 23 years. The match took place at Emirates Stadium. According to Yahoo Sports, Coventry manager Frank Lampard praised Arsenal, saying they were "a different level" and "amazing".

The goals were scored by Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, and Martin Odegaard. The BBC Sport reported that the win gave Arsenal a comfortable start to their Premier League title defence.

Lampard, as per Yahoo Sports, was keen to look beyond the result and praised his team's courage. He believes the experience of playing the champions will ultimately benefit his players.

Brief written by urgent.news from BBC Sport Football, Yahoo Sports, Punch Nigeria, BBC Sport, Winnipeg Free Press — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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