Former Leeds United defender Micky Gray has highlighted Fulham and Leeds United as the top two sides in the Championship this season, in an exclusive interview with Football League World Chief Editor, Sam Rourke.

After six games, Leeds are third with 12 points, three places above Fulham in sixth, who have 10 points.

Speaking exclusively to Rourke, Gray highlighted the two sides as the finest in the division.

He said: “There is no doubt I think Leeds United are probably one of the best two teams in the Championship.

“They’re certainly one of the favourites, there is no doubt about it. It’s a good squad of players.

He added: “Fulham, if they get it right, their forward players are always going to cause a threat to anybody that they come up against."

However, Gray did have some concerns about the way Leeds struggled toward the end of the 2018/19 campaign.

He said: “I was very impressed with them last season.

“My only worry was that Bielsa came into that club trying to explain to a squad of players that they’re going work their socks off like they’ve never worked before. You just wonder how many players really buy into that.

“I think they did until a point near the end of the season where it seemed like every time they had an opportunity to go top of the table they slipped up.

“Whether the players have learned from that this season is yet to be seen as it's still early on."

Fulham face West Bromwich Albion at Craven Cottage in the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday, while Leeds have to wait until Sunday for their visit to Oakwell to play Barnsley.