Tony Mowbray discusses 'demons' of the promotion race and hails Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa

Blackburn Rovers head coach Tony Mowbray has called Marcelo Bielsa an 'exceptional coach' admitting that he has studied Leeds United closely.

The Whites travel to Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon looking for three points to help boost their promotion ambitions this term.

United sit top of the Championship table with just six games of the campaign remaining and hold a six-point advantage over third-place Brentford.

Rovers meanwhile are 10th in the division and remain five points from the play-off spots after two defeats in three games following the season's restart over a week ago.

Mowbray, though, has spoken of the challenge facing his side this weekend and has revealed his belief that boss Bielsa is a world class manager.

“We beat Leeds at home last year, but they are an amazing team that I’ve studied and watched play under an exceptional coach," Mowbray said.

“Not just in Championship terms, but in world terms Marcelo Bielsa is an exceptional coach.

“It’s a challenge for us and we should take confidence from the fact that they’re not infallible, as Luton Town showed in midweek.

“They went to Elland Road and got a draw. It’s a challenge for us to go out, get in their faces, make life difficult and ask questions of them."

Asked about the promotion race as the Championship run-in enters the latter stages, he said: "The pressure on you when you’re at the top of this division, as I’ve experienced in my career, is massive.

“They’ll come into the game thinking that if they don’t win then they might not be top of the league, that if Fulham or Brentford win, just how tight it will be at the top.

“There are demons that can creep into people’s minds.

“For us, we need to be positive to get back and turn around the two defeats we’ve had away from home."