Burnley youth coach Michael Duff says the opening of their £10.6million Gawthorpe training centre has transformed the club.

The new facility houses the Clarets' first team, development squad and Under-18s together for the first time.

And Duff told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph: “There literally used to be a separate world, not just the Under-18s, it was the whole academy.

“Tommy Wood, one of our second years, got player of the year last season (2015/16) and, even being a first team player, I didn't know his name. It's wrong. He got player of the year so he must've been the best player but I didn't even know his name, nevermind anybody else's.

“It's different now. They train indoor in the morning and Tom (Heaton) will stick his head around the corner and have a chat with a couple of the lads. Dean Marney has done the same. They're building relationships, it's aspirational."