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Frank Lampard insists he'd 'rather dwell on the respect he has for Marcelo Bielsa' after putting Spygate row with Leeds boss behind him ahead of first Premier League meeting

Frank Lampard insists his Spygate row with Marcelo Bielsa is long gone and a thing of the past ahead of their first Premier League meeting on Saturday.

The two managers fell out last January after Bielsa sent a spy to try and gather some secrets while watching Lampard's Derby side train, a controversial move that earned the Argentinian a £200,000 FA fine.

Lampard said: 'It's in the past. I'm certainly not going to dwell on it going into this game. I'd rather dwell on the respect I have for him as a coach.