Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips believes that his team’s weekend opponents Blackburn Rovers will miss injured attacking midfielder Bradley Dack.
The Whites dropped points on Tuesday night when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Luton Town, with West Brom closing to within one point by beating Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 the following day.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side will be looking to return to winning ways against Blackburn on Saturday and Phillips feels that the Ewood Park outfit will miss the influential Dack.
Dack suffered an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury before Christmas and has since been on the sidelines.
Phillips has locked horns with Dack on multiple occasions and is well aware of the threat the Blackburn star possesses in the middle of the park.
The 24-year-old believes that Rovers will miss a player of Dack’s quality, though still rates them as a good side, and extended his rival an olive branch by wishing him a speedy recovery.
“We know they are a good team”, Phillips told Leeds’ official site.
“They’ve been without Bradley Dack, who is injured and brings a lot to their game.
“I’ve played against him in the last two years and I think he’s a great player, he brings a lot to Tony Mowbray’s side and scores a lot of goals, which is important as a midfielder.
“I think he’s a big miss for Blackburn and hopefully he can get back playing again soon".
Leeds lost to Blackburn on their last trip to Ewood Park, but will start as firm favourites to pick up all three points on Saturday.
