Frank Lampard showed sympathy for Wayne Rooney after Coventry thrashed Plymouth 4-0 to increase the pressure on his former England teammate.

Wayne Rooney's Plymouth are bottom of the Championship with the worst defensive record in two decades but Frank Lampard is backing his former team-mate to come good

Plymouth’s problems went from bad to worse as Wayne Rooney’s side shipped FOUR goals in the first half at Coventry. The Pilgrims, who are winless in their last nine, remain bottom of

WAYNE ROONEY has been left clinging onto his job after Frank Lampard’s Coventry thrashed Plymouth 4-0. Argyle are now rock bottom of the Championship following the drubbing. Tatsuhiro

Frank Lampard's Coventry City side host Wayne Rooney's struggling Plymouth Argyle on Boxing Day, with both of the England legends in desperate need of a victory

Argyle were in disarray by half-time, trailing 4-0 due to goals from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark, and a Josh Eccles double, leaving them powerless to prevent Coventry's dominance. The Pilgrims did manage to halt Coventry's relentless assault in the second half, yet the first-half onslaught had inflicted irreversible damage.

Defeat condemns Championship's bottom side to a fifth defeat in six games as Lampard comes out on top in battle of former England teammates

Wayne Rooney suffered a damaging defeat at the hands of former England team-mate Frank Lampard as the Championship’s bottom club Plymouth suffered a first-half collapse at Coventry.

Frank Lampard has sent a supportive message to under-fire Plymouth Argyle manager Wayne Rooney after his Coventry City side thrashed the Pilgrims 4-0.

Latest Chelsea news with club legend Frank Lampard outwitting Wayne Rooney as his Coventry City battered Plymouth Argyle 4-0

Wayne Rooney's time at Plymouth could be coming to an end - if it was down to Plymouth fans - after the Pilgrims slumped to a four goal defeat to Coventry