X-factor Leeds United are the best team I’ve watched this season

It's safe to say that two of the strongest Championship sides go head-to-head tonight when Leeds United face Millwall at the New Den. Since Neil Harris took over at the Lions last February, only one side has picked up more points in the division . . . Daniel Farke's Leeds.

Both are in excellent form heading into this evening's showdown and Harris is fully aware of the dangers the Whites will bring to South London. However, the Millwall boss is full of admiration for what Farke and Co have achieved in West Yorkshire, and insists Leeds are the best side in the division.

A win for Leeds tonight can take them top should Sunderland lose at Preston North End, but Harris is in no doubt that when it comes to footballing ability, United are already No 1.

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“Leeds are the best team I’ve watched this season,” Harris told the South London Press. “I know Sunderland are at the top of the league but Leeds have just got that X-factor and strength in depth in their squad to stay there all season.

“Leeds are certainly the best football team – possession-based – in the league. Sheffield United are just so Championship-ready and experienced in the way they play, along with the experience that Chrissy Wilder has got. They are the two teams (top of the pile). Sunderland and Burnley will be there or thereabouts.

“Leeds are right up there for a reason. They are the only team to get more points than us since mid-February in the Championship. They have got the right to be there.

“We know how difficult a game it is and the magnitude of it. But we are a team that is only two points behind them since February – so they will know the challenge that also faces them coming to The Den.

“We know what Leeds are and how good they are but, as I keep saying, it is all about us and what we do – how we control the game in our own comfort of allowing the opponent to have the ball at times. It is about what we do with the ball when we have got it.

“We’re in a really good place. The momentum is there, the confidence is there and the buzz at the training ground and in the stadium. We’re really looking forward to it, more so than any other game I would say so.”