Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton is thrilled with his Premier League chance this season.

Heaton admits he never gave up on his Premier League dream even after the left Manchester United.

He said: "That's certainly how I feel about it. It was fantastic at United growing up there but the important things was to get experience and play some games.

"That's why you see a lot of loan spells in there because I'd fight, scratch and bite to get some loan games, which was brilliant.

"You need that, especially as a goalkeeper. Here, the pieces seem to have come together. I never felt it might not happen for me.

"I never lost the belief and direction of what I was aiming for.

"You see that in terms of the short spells I had at clubs. If I felt it wasn't right, I was willing to keep searching for it."