Burnley boss Sean Dyche says senior players have accepted stepping aside for in-form youngster Dwight McNeil.

Robbie Brady and Johann Berg Gudmundsson are players who have seen their playing time cut due to McNeil's good form.

“That is the great thing about football, I played for 20 years and you're always looking over your shoulder, is the next one getting signed, coming through the system, who's showing signs of what?" Dyche told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.

“That's the in-house competition I often speak about, and Robbie and Johann are established Premier League players, internationals, and they'll be thinking 'this kid deserves his chance'.

“I think there's an honesty about our group and I've not had too many gripes from Johann and Robbie, they want to play and get disgruntled if they're not, but not that disgruntled where they're looking and thinking 'I should be playing', because they know Dwight is delivering performances."