Coventry boss Frank Lampard has been speaking to the media before Friday's Premier League game against Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium (kick-off 20:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Lampard gave nothing away on the fitness of Bobby Thomas and Frank Onyeka. Josh Eccles and Luke Wolfenden are "back on the grass but very tentative", so he was unable to provide a timeline for their returns.

• On how important Ethan Pinnock is for the dressing room: "He's been outstanding. I've followed Ethan's career for a long time. I was at Derby and I was interested at that point but we weren't able to get him. But I've followed his career since then. Ethan has delivered his experience in a really calm manner, he's got this really nice demeanour about him on and off the pitch."

• He added: "His performances and how he played, I think he has been outstanding and I think Coventry fans have seen that. I've certainly appreciated that and hence he gets the armband last week when [Matt] Grimes wasn't starting the game. He's a professional like that and if you could have 20 Ethan Pinnock's in the way they approach football I think you would be very happy."

• Lampard says he has been "impressed" with his former club Everton this season and that they have got a "good manager" in David Moyes who "maximises" the squad that he has.

• On his Everton tenure, Lampard said he "really enjoyed his time" and said there was a real "personality and passion" about the club.