Heckingbottom looking forward facing former club

Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom is relishing coming up against his former club and Championship promotion favourites Leeds United on Saturday lunchtime.

The 47-year-old managed Leeds for just 16 games in 2018 before being sacked.

"It's always a different feeling when it's one of your former clubs until the game starts but mainly it's because you get asked different questions or there are some familiar faces still there, but really at Leeds there aren't many," Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire.

Preston go into the game having ended a nine-match winless streak with a 2-0 victory at Cardiff City on Wednesday night and the manager is hoping that will lead to an upturn in form.

"We've tried to be really realistic about what we're doing and how we're playing but you can't get away from the fact you need those three points so everyone will feel better without a doubt."