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​Derby winger Wilson thanks Lampard for showing faith

Derby winger Harry Wilson wants to repay the faith shown in him by manager Frank Lampard.

The Liverpool star has enjoyed a fantastic season on loan at the Championship side.

But he hopes to see it end with a playoff victory and promotion into the Premier League.

"When you're playing week in, week out, you're feeling fit, you feel strong, that's what you want. You find a rhythm, if you like. So I feel my game has come on a lot and I think the manager is a massive part of that," Wilson says of Lampard in an interview with The Guardian.

"I think when your manager is such a legend in the game, you've got to take everything you can off him, whether it's something to improve on or it's a pat on the back.

"When we had a few injuries in central midfield he popped me in there. It's a position I've never played before but he said he could see me in there.

"It was the pointers he had for me, more off the ball than on the ball. On the ball, I believe in the quality I've got.

"Off the ball, he helped me to plug those gaps and work out what to do in that role. To get tips off a manager who has had the career he had in central midfield means a lot."

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