Blackburn Rovers boss Tony Mowbray on Leeds United's Premier League prospects

Mowbray was frustrated to lose 3-1 to what he said didn't feel like a 'vintage' Leeds performance today at Ewood Park.

Mateusz Klich took advantage of an error to set up Patrick Bamford for an early opener, before Kalvin Phillips curled a free-kick into the top corner.

Rovers hit back with a free-kick wondergoal of their own, but Klich scored a third in the second half to give Leeds a comfortable win.

There was no gulf in class on display, however, according to Mowbray, who was disappointed with the manner of two Leeds goals.

"I think we made a game of it first half particularly," he said.

"We missed a one on one with the goalie, hit the post, had a goal disallowed. They scored at strange times really just as we were getting back into the game. Soft goals. [Lewis] Travis getting caught in really really bad position, brilliant free-kick for the second, a great goal from our free-kick as well. Their goal was a killer for us. At 2-1 would have been a really exciting end to the game.

"They come with an attitude and a belief they're going to win football matches. They have a lot of good players, their right-back must have been in our box 100 times today. Was the gap massive? I don't think so. I think we could have got something. Goals change games. Sam [Gallagher] should have scored, one on one with the goalie.

"Ok, not enough to beat Leeds United but frustrating for us that we did miss some chances again like we've been saying repeatedly. If Bradley Dack had been in those positions we'd have scored two or three goals, he doesn't miss. Quality takes the chances."

Mowbray likes that Leeds, who are so often lauded for the quality of their passing game, bust a gut to outrun opposition teams. He wants his side to do the same.

"Their physical ability to cover ground, it's not a crime to run," he said.

"All I'm trying to do is get our team to lift the bar, so we expect to outwork, outrun and outfight and maybe show enough quality to win games."

Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa admitted some of Mowbray's selection decisions had come as a surprise, but the Rovers manager didn't see anything from Leeds that he didn't expect.

"I don't think there was any surprises," he said.

"It didn't feel like it was a vintage Leeds performance, I didn't think there was a huge gulf. They were okay, they were economical. We know how they play, they overload the box. They scored at good times, Phillips scored a wondergoal. We gave them the first goal, the third goal was ridiculous.

"They've obviously got a world class coach who gives them processes, tells them when to attack, they play the numbers game a little bit."

Should Leeds, who now require 10 points for automatic promotion, finish the job and become a Premier League club, Mowbray says it will be an exciting time for the game in this country, and while he hopes they take the top flight in the same way Sheffield United have, warns they will need to improve.

"I think the football world is looking forward to seeing Leeds in the Premier League to see how they get on against genuine class," he said.

"At this moment, I don't know how much money they'll have to spend in the Premier League if they get there but they will have to improve. It's not my job to talk about Leeds of course but if we compare to Villa and Norwich last year, we can only look at where they are in the Premier League and how difficult the gap is, the jump, the class required to make an impact and compare - you can throw Sheffield United at me of course, they've done amazingly well.

"Personally I hope - I grew up in the 70s and watched the great Bremners and Giles, Jack Charlton was my manager twice, I like Leeds as a football club. I hope they're more Sheffield United than Villa or Norwich. Let's wait and see. It'll be exciting for the English game if they can get to the Premier League but they still have some work to do."