Burnley midfielder Scott Arfield has praised the board for standing by manager Sean Dyche.

Dyche has been backed by the Clarets, despite their relegation two seasons ago.

Asked how crucial the continuity had been in Burnley's success in recent seasons, Arfield told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph: “It is vitally important. When you see so many managers coming into with six months, eight months and even a year it takes so long to (get it right).

“I think the gaffer was here six months before I was here. But you could always see the core of the team and it was evolving.

“Since I have been here it has been the same everybody has been on the same page thinking and it takes time to get that. I don't think he's under any sort of pressure as such as he has taken this club to the Premier League twice."