Frank Lampard's clever Everton press conference comment could plant important Merseyside Derby seed

Among the usual questions that you would expect in the build-up to a Merseyside Derby, Frank Lampard had a few interesting points that he wanted to make clear ahead of the game.

This is the first time he'll be facing Liverpool as the Everton manager, which has often been a tough rite of passage for those who have come before him. Given the form of the respective sides heading into Sunday afternoon's clash, it may well be similar for the former Derby County and Chelsea boss too.

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But perhaps he's already getting involved in a little taste of the mind games that so often crop up in the build-up to these matches.

As we all know, this fixture in the past hasn't exactly been the most friendly on the pitch. In fact, no other pairing of