Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard has slammed Jose Mourinho for criticizing Antonio Rudiger for the role he played in seeing Heung-Min Son get sent off in the game against Tottenham on Sunday.

A VAR check revealed Son kicked out at Rudiger.

Reacting to the red card that followed, Mourinho said Rudiger should “stand up and play.”

Ahead of a boxing day clash with Southampton, Lampard told a news conference:

“With Toni, in this incident when he is having to post after the game about something we know is a huge deal [racism], I think to question his integrity in that time is disappointing for sure”.

“Pretty universally, certainly what I heard in the commentary and the post-match reflection was that the Son incident was a red card.

“It wasn’t brutal but it was instinctive that warrants a red card in the modern day. It was pretty clear that was the case. I wouldn’t question Toni’s integrity on that. So I do defend Toni firmly on it.”