Brentford boss Thomas Frank says he has great respect for Sunday opponents Leeds United.

They emerged from the Sky Bet Championship determined not just to make up the numbers, and Frank freely admits the way Leeds approached the same task last season – they finished ninth – provided inspiration.

He said: “You have your own belief as a manager or head coach or as a club. I believe so much in our players and what they are capable of, but I also need to create some narratives and look at other clubs and what they have done just to get inspiration.

“Leeds definitely are an inspiration for that, Wolves, I think Sheffield United as well – their first season was also brilliant.

“Those were three clubs I looked at and thought I'd take the best bits from them and see if I could tweak it a bit around the style we have in terms of how we do it."