Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has given his opinion on Burnley boss Vincent Kompany.

The veteran English head coach was asked about the young Belgian ahead of Palace's trip to Burnley at the weekend.

As the two clubs prepare to meet in the Premier League, Hodgson admits he only has respect for the former Manchester City center half.

He told reporters: “You're absolutely right, it's young vs old, I can't get away from that. But I honestly don't believe in that. I don't know that being young or being old brings any particular advantages with it.

“I know that people will relate to experience, perhaps, but he seems like a pretty experienced man to me with all the incredible success he's had over the years, not only with his club sides, but with Belgium, so he brings plenty to his team, there's no doubt about that.

"Every team's been well-coached, every team's well-organized, every team's physically fit. So basically it's coming down much more to what players you've been lucky enough to work with and I mean, to be fair to him, they've made some investment, they've brought some players in.

“But it's never going to be easy for any club like Burnley or Crystal Palace or any others you can mention to really deal with the Premier League at the top, top level because their resources are so much greater than the rest of the league.

“I haven't seen that much of them [Burnley], but I've seen one or two matches. I saw their opening game against Manchester City and they played very well, Burnley. They lost, but Manchester City were pegged back.

“I remember watching them play against Nottingham Forest where I thought arguably they could have quite easily won that game. So they're doing like the rest of us, trying to make as good a fist as they can in the matches, and we expect it to be a very tough game."