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Sean Dyche: "I believe in my players"

Sean Dyche admits that Burnley must up their game in their final three fixtures if they are to avoid a return to the Championship at the end of the season.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche has urged his players to deliver when it truly counts in order to escape relegation from the Premier League.

The Clarets are staring right down the barrel at a return to the Championship, following a run of four straight defeats which has left them eight points from safety at the foot of the table.

However, Dyche is certain that his group have it in them to avoid the drop, and he has told his men to take inspiration from Lionel Messi's performance against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.

"The quality is there - I believe in my players - it is just the moment of quality, and delivering that at the key moments," he told reporters.

"You know the little fella who has done all right over in Spain? He had a couple of moments like that, when he was prepared to deliver the quality last night."

Burnley face Hull City, Stoke City and Aston Villa in their final three games of the campaign.

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