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Frank Lampard has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association due to comments he made in the wake of Everton's 2-0 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield last month.

The FA issued a 'Regulation and Discipline update' statement that read: "Frank Lampard has been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to post-match media comments that he made following Everton FC's Premier League match against Liverpool FC on Sunday 24 April 2022.

"It is alleged that the manager's comments constitute improper conduct as they imply bias and/or attack the integrity of the match referee - or referees generally - and/or bring the game into disrepute contrary to FA Rule E3.1. Frank Lampard has until Monday 9 May 2022 to provide a response."

The comments in question relate to Lampard's accusation that Everton star Anthony Gordon was wrongly denied a penalty and claimed that the referee would have pointed to the spot if the same incident occurred with Mohamed Salah at the other end of the pitch.

Lampard appeared to imply there was some kind of pro-Liverpool bias from the