Brentford boss Thomas Frank admits Pontus Jansson loved Leeds United.

The 30-year-old former Malmo and Torino central defender spent three years at Elland Road before joining the Bees in 2019, but had left by the time the West Yorkshire club finally made it back into the top flight.

However, he will run out to face Leeds on Sunday having played his part in Brentford's elevation at the end of last season.

Ahead of Sunday's game, Frank said of his captain: “I think he's looking forward to it. He always praises Leeds massively, that was a fantastic time in his career to be there.

“I don't know if it's important, but I think he actually fell in love a couple of times in his life: in Malmo, of course, then Leeds and now Brentford, so I don't know if he is speaking to his wife how he is going to explain that one.

“He's a man that is capable of having a lot of love in him and I think that is fantastic. For him in some ways, it's a special feeling to go on the pitch even more than the first time in the Championship because he wanted badly to get promoted with Leeds.

“For whatever reason, it didn't happen and now it's happened with Brentford, both teams are in the Premier League, so hopefully it's just going to be a very, very nice occasion."