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Clarets boss praises squad following third-round victory at Salford

2023-09-26T21:44:55.102Z

KOMPANY PLEASED WITH CUP SUCCESS

Clarets boss praises squad following third-round victory at Salford

2023-09-26T21:44:55.102Z

Clarets boss praises squad following third-round victory at Salford

Manager Vincent Kompany saw four new scorers on Tuesday night after making 11 changes to his side and the Clarets boss described tonight's convincing win as a 'step forward for a lot of players'.

Sander Berge returned to the XI and scored the opener in the 12th minute before Jacob Bruun Larsen doubled the lead shortly after to mark his return to the side with a first goal for the Clarets.

Defender Dara O'Shea added a third and helped the side secure a clean sheet on his return back to the squad with Wilson Odobert slotting home the fourth of the night 10 minutes before the end on his full debut for Burnley.

Before the third-round tie, Kompany highlighted the importance of utilising the full squad across the season and the Clarets chief was delighted to see the team rotation pay off as the visitors booked their place in the next round with an impressive dominant performance at Salford.

Speaking post-match at the Peninsula, Kompany said: “We had 14 new players come in at the start of the season, so these types of games are massive for us and we're happy with how it went.

“I said it to you last season, a lot of the players that will be real stars for us this season might not have even featured for us yet.

"We just need to blend them in at the right time and a day like today is a step forward for a lot of the players.”

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“There’s enough players in the team who will play an important role for us in the Premier League.

“You can’t force it, these moments for us make it a little bit clearer that we’ve got a lot of young talent coming through and that will strengthen the squad as the season goes.

Kompany added: “It was disciplined for 95 minutes. I know we’re still looking to bring a team together and it’s still the start of the season.

"You have to look for positives and for us it was disciplined, it was organised and we didn’t give any chances away. We created enough to score the goals we scored."

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Kompany lifted the league trophy four times as a player with Manchester City and the former defender believes it's the chance of a 'cup adventure' for his side after guiding Burnley to the quarter-finals of the competition last season.

“These games can be a cup adventure and we made sure it was what it needed to be.

“For me personally it’s always been a nice trophy to play for, I’ve always been privileged to be successful in it.

“I want our players and fans to know what it’s like to play the big teams in the later rounds, but we need the squad for it.

“I’ve never known any squad being successful in this competition without using the full depth of the squad and we saw that with many players to look forward to and watching for us.”