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Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa apologises for failing to learn English having conducted interviews through a translator as the Argentine admits the language barrier has 'debilitated' him despite securing top flight survival

Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa has apologised for not conducting his media interviews in English.

Bielsa has proved the language barrier has been no obstacle in leading the club back to the Premier League and establishing them in mid-table this season.

But the 65-year-old Argentinian said: 'I owe an apology to those who have to listen to me, that I haven't learned English.

Leeds United boss has apologised for failing to learn English during his time with the club

'One of my big deficits through my passage in English football is not to be able to communicate in the language that everybody speaks.