Leeds United head coach Paul Heckingbottom spoke exclusively to LUTV following Tuesday’s Sky Bet Championship defeat at Preston North End.

Kemar Roofe’s opener saw Leeds go into the break leading at Deepdale, but a second half fight back saw the Lilywhites hit three goals.

Heckingbottom was unhappy with the result, but heaped praise on the 3,550 Leeds supporters who made the trip across the Pennines.

“I’m sick about a lot of things and it is disappointing,” said Heckingbottom.

“The big turning point was the second goal, it was tough, we had a man down with a head injury and all of these moments seem to be going against us.

“As it stands at the minute, we have the dressing room we have and everyone has to stand up and we have to squeeze every little bit that we can out of all the players.

“I can’t take too many positives out of the game, because there is nothing worse than getting beat.

“Our fans were superb though, sticking with us and getting behind us and we are going to need their support, to help the young players through it.”

Heckingbottom also gave an injury update on his squad, with an increasing number of players currently on the sidelines.

He said: “As it stands we won’t have any more players back for Friday, which is frustrating.

“We want to put a team out which can give the fans what they want, a performance with determination and aggression on the pitch.

“At the minute we have what we have and we will keep working and push the players to stand up, be brave and be as good as they can be.”

You can see the full interview with Paul Heckingbottom below: