Marney out for the season

Burnley manager Sean Dyche has confirmed midfielder Dean Marney will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Marney suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury as he attempted to tackle Arsenal's Mesut Ozil during his side's 2-1 defeat at the Emirates last Sunday.

The 32-year-old, who was booked by referee Jon Moss before he was stretchered off, is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines as he recovers from the injury.

"Dean's seeing a specialist today but unfortunately he has done his right cruciate, which is the one he did before," Dyche told reporters on Thursday.

"There's obviously a long period of rehab for that one but he's come through that once before so in a good bad way, he knows the script.

"He knows how long the rehab is but it's a blow for him and a blow for us because he's been playing very well. You don't want to lose any player.

"He's been an important part of what we've achieved here over a number of seasons. He's a tough-minded man and knows he's got the full support of everyone here."

When asked if the club would be looking to bring in a replacement for Marney, Dyche added: "We were looking to strengthen anyway. I've made it clear we are always looking at the background picture, if you like.

"Quite obviously, we're not the market leaders so we have to be aware of what might change in our own group.

"We don't work with a big number. We're roughly around 20 recognised first-team players and we have to be working constantly to see what's out there, what's available and what fits into our bracket."

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