Burnley midfielder Johann Berg Gudmundsson is sorry Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer with tonight's Carabao Cup opponents Manchester United.

The Clarets face United sitting top of the Championship table.

Gudmundsson, 32, said: “I've played against him a few times, but I reckon a few of the young lads will definitely be a bit sad to have him not on the pitch.

“You want to play against the best and a few of the lads just missed him.

"But it does mean it's less of a problem for us because he can still be extremely dangerous in the box, so yeah, it could be a good thing for us.

“We don't have to worry about him."

Burnley may be big underdogs, but Iceland ace Gudmundsson knows what it takes to get a result at Old Trafford.

He added: “We know United are a massive team — but we also believe in our quality.

“So we want to go there and show people we are the real deal.

“Obviously the main aim is to get back to the Premier League so it will be good to come up against United and show what we're about."