Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has praised his players following their bonus-point win over Scarlets in the European Rugby Champions Cup.

The Tigers ran in five tries at Welford Road on Friday to give themselves a slim chance of reaching the next round of the tournament.

Leicester must now claim another bonus-point victory away to Ulster next weekend and hope that results elsewhere go their way if they want to progress.

"We are happy with the win - we got what we wanted and it gives us a fighting chance for next week," Cockerill is quoted as saying by BBC Sport.

"Ravenhill is a difficult place to go. We are going to need five points to qualify and even that may not be enough. To go to Ravenhill and win is one thing. To go there and score four tries and get five points is a big ask, but we will see."

Leicester make the trip to Ulster next Saturday.