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Leeds star Kemar Roofe offers fascinating insight into Marcelo Bielsa’s approach to training sessions

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Leeds United currently sit top of the Championship table.

Kemar Roofe of Leeds United celebrates with his team mates after he scores  during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Millwall at Elland Road on January 20, 2018 in...

Red-hot Leeds hitman Kemar Roofe sat down for an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, and opened up on how much of an impact Marcelo Bielsa has had during his time in charge at Elland Road.

The Argentine was handed the reigns at Leeds this summer, and has hit the ground running, guiding his Whites side to four wins and a draw from their opening five Championship outings.

The west Yorkshire outfit are now the bookies’ 7/2 favourites to win the Championship and earn promotion back to the Premier League for the first time since 2004.

Roofe will surely have a major role to play for Bielsa’s side this season, and he’s begun his campaign in fine fashion, scoring four goals in five Championship outings thus far.

The 25-year-old sat down for an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, and shared how Leeds’ manager approaches training sessions, offering a fascinating insight into why they have begun their campaign in such good form:

Leicester City's Austrian defender Aleksandar Dragovic (L) vies with Leeds United's English striker Kemar Roofe during the English League Cup fourth round football match between Leicester...

“I think what he’s done is he’s studied our previous seasons in detail and he’s identified our strengths and weaknesses. Then every day on the training field he designs every session to improve on our weaknesses. If we’ve done something not so good in a game then the following week he’ll find a way to address it and better us.”

Leeds face Middlesbrough tonight, and need at least a draw to maintain their position at the top of the Championship table heading into the two-week international break.

Kemar Roofe celebrates after Pierre-Michel Lasogga of Leeds United scores during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Millwall at Elland Road on January 20, 2018 in...