Sean Dyche keeps Burnley focused on the familiar before Europa League bow

Burnley will face Aberdeen on Thursday without a single new face in the squad and the coach is adamant his priority remains staying in the Premier League

Burnley’s prize for finishing seventh in the Premier League is a first European adventure in over half a century. Sean Dyche, now the leading English manager of his generation, insists the club should regard Europa League involvement as a “badge of honour”, which will be fair enough should Burnley actually manage to reach the sunlit uplands of the competition proper.

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