Vincent Kompany says he takes charge of relegated Burnley at a difficult moment in their history.

Kompany accepts he has taken charge at Burnley at a “delicate and dangerous" time but is determined to turn the relegated Lancashire club around.

The new Clarets manager has also confirmed he hopes to add Craig Bellamy, his former Manchester City team-mate who had a spell with rivals Blackburn, to his backroom staff at Turf Moor.

Kompany was named as Sean Dyche's permanent successor last week.

“It's really a very delicate and dangerous period of time when you've got these transitions," said Kompany. “You can fall very far down or go very quickly back up.

“The difference between (going) left and right is massive, (but it's) just small details.

“Obviously in my previous job I ended up the wrong side of it, we'd already gone too far down the wrong path and I can see it cripples the club.

“There's nothing you can do, you want to get players but you can't and you have to sell players. That's why I rated the job I did at Anderlecht as a fantastic job.

“The advantage we have right now is we are on the brink. That's why I came here – to turn a corner."

Kompany is keen to have former Liverpool, Newcastle and Wales striker Bellamy alongside him in the dugout.

“He's one of the rumours that were actually correct, after the pics got out," said Kompany at his first Burnley press conference on Friday.

“He's someone I have huge respect for. He's incredibly gifted and he's a typical misunderstood guy who gives so much. If I can have him with me, I will."