Frank Lampard has a heated history with Arsenal ahead of his latest trip to north London.The former Chelsea midfielder takes his newly-promoted Coventry City side to the Emirates Stadium this weekend.Lampard returns to Arsenal on Friday almost two decades on from the start of a career-long feudGettyArsenal begin their Premier League title defence at home to the Sky Blues on Friday at 8pm, live on talkSPORT.Lampard has won just one of his six previous matches against the Gunners as a manager, a 2-1 win with Chelsea in December 2019.However, it was a meeting between Chelsea and Arsenal during his playing career which sparked an 11-year feud which extended beyond his retirement.Arsenal clash sparks Lampard feudIt stemmed from the 2007 League Cup final between the two sides in at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.The Blues ran out 2-1 winners thanks to a brace from Didier Drogba in the Welsh capital.Their victory threatened to be marred by a stoppage time brawl involving players from both sides, including Lampard.His involvement in the melee saw him clash with Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas, leading to a long-running feud between the pair.The scuffle had broken out after Kolo Toure reacted furiously to a challenge from Chelsea substitute John Obi Mikel.Lampard and Fabregas were the first to join the scene, with the latter dragging his rival away by his neck.This prompted a fresh bust-up before coaching staff rushed onto the field from both benches in a bid to restore order.Lampard and Fabregas were involved in a scuffle during the 2007 League Cup finalGettyManagers Jose Mourinho, who ran onto the pitch, and Arsene Wenger were amongst those to attempt to calm their players.Words were exchanged between Lampard and Fabregas on the pitch before referee Howard Webb regained control of proceedings.Both players were booked, whilst red cards were shown to Mikel, Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor, for allegedly striking Wayne Bridge.However, the repercussions would continue beyond the final whistle as Lampard’s feud with Fabregas lasted beyond the end of his playing days in 2017.Lampard’s rivalry with FabregasHe even revealed it played a part in his Chelsea exit in 2014, with the club’s all-time leading scorer released a month before Fabregas was signed.The Spaniard was ultimately signed as Lampard’s replacement, with the pair meeting once more in a 1-1 draw between Manchester City and Chelsea in September 2014, with the ex-Blues hero scoring.Then Chelsea boss Mourinho even came onto the pitch to calm the tensions between playersGettyLampard reflected on their rivalry in 2017, telling BT Sport, now TNT Sports: “We never played together. They let me go to get Cesc in.“Me and Cesc never really got on well on the pitch so they didn’t think we could share a dressing room.”In total, they played against each other a total of 21 times during their careers, with Lampard winning 11 matches compared to Fabregas’ four.The former Arsenal midfielder also confirmed their feud stemmed from the League Cup final.Speaking to The Telegraph in 2020, he explained: “It’s completely true [that we fell out], we don’t have to hide anything, I think he will tell you the same thing.“We have had many, many battles during the years and we kind of disliked each other on the football pitch because he wanted to play and win for Chelsea and I wanted to win for Arsenal.Lampard revealed the bust-up prompted an 11-year feud with Fabregas which lasted beyond his retirementGetty“The League Cup final was kind of crazy. We were losing 2-1 and it was basically the last moment of the game and you feel a little frustrated.“[John Obi] Mikel and Kolo Toure went into a tackle and both got sent off. Me and Frank had a moment there.“I think maybe I was very young and very enthusiastic. I wanted to beat the world basically and sometimes I was overwhelmed by the situation and went over the top.”Lampard and Fabregas end feudIt would not be until the 2018 World Cup that Lampard and Fabregas would finally bury the hatchet.With the duo both working as pundits for the BBC during the tournament in Russia, they crossed paths at a gym.Fabregas recalled: “We met each other at the World Cup in Russia working for the BBC and we went to the gym together.The pair clashed again despite moving clubs before settling their rivalry in a Russian gym in 2018Getty“We were having lunch together and that was when he had just signed for Derby [as manager], and I was asking him questions about how he saw the situation and he was explaining his plans a little bit.”They could one day renew their rivalry in the dugout, with Fabregas now in charge of Serie A side Como following his appointment in 2024.For now, though, Lampard will be looking to spoil the opening night for reigning champions Arsenal.