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Stephen Warnock praises Leeds United star Kemar Roofe

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Kemar Roofe is playing well for Leeds United at the moment.

Goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski of Ipswich Town clears the ball under pressure from Kemar Roofe of Leeds United during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Ipswich Town at...

Stephen Warnock has spoken highly of Leeds United striker Kemar Roofe to The Express.

The former Leeds defender has been impressed with how Roofe, who can also operate as a winger, has been playing this season.

Warnock told The Express about Roofe: “He’s a great player, he’s really kicked on. He maybe found things tough last season but that was bound to happen.

“Everybody has been surprised at how well he had adapted during his second season at the club. He’ll be central to how their season goes.”

Kemar Roofe of Leeds United beats Matthew Pennington of Ipswich Town to the ball to head in the opening goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Ipswich Town at...

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Roofe has been superb for Leeds so far this season and has established himself as a key figure in Marcelo Bielsa’s team.

The 25-year-old former West Bromwich Albion prospect has scored five goals and provided two assists in eight Championship appearances for Leeds so far this campaign, according to WhoScored.

During the 2017-18 campaign, Roofe scored 11 goals and provided three assists in 27 league starts for the Whites, according to WhoScored.

Back in 2016-17, the striker – who joined Leeds from Oxford United in the summer of 2015 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £3 million – scored three goals and provided seven assists in 28 league starts for the West Yorkshire outfit, according to WhoScored.

Leeds will take on Nottingham Forest at Elland Road in the Championship this evening.

Leeds United's Kemar Roofe scores the opening goal with a header during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Ipswich Town at Elland Road on October 24, 2018 in Leeds,...