Frank Lampard says he is unsure whether Chelsea's rivalry with Leeds United will play much of a part in Saturday's clash between the two sides.
Leeds make the trip to Stamford Bridge for the game against Lampard's Chelsea side looking to continue their good start to the season.
The game will have an added edge to it as Marcelo Bielsa meets Lampard for the first time since their fall-out over Spygate in the Championship.
Yet Leeds and Chelsea have a longstanding rivalry themselves, which first emerged when both clubs were competing for domestic honours in the 1960s and culminated in the controversial 1970 FA Cup final.
As a Chelsea legend, Lampard says he is well aware of this history between the two clubs.
Yet, speaking with Football.London, he argued that his side have so many new, young players that it will be difficult to motivate them on the strength of a history they may not be aware of.
He said: "I'm aware of the rivalry myself, obviously, from being a Chelsea player for so long.
"I know how the fans feel about it and that's good, it's a football rivalry in the Premier League between two huge clubs having feelings and a history.
"It's hard for me to equate that history and talk to certain players like Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, they don't know that history.
"So they can only look at Leeds and see a good team, a very well-managed team who play with incredibly speed and energy in their game.
"I don't know if rivalry will come or not but I know it will be a competitive match because that's how Leeds approach games these days."
