“The confidence in the teams remains,” he said. “It’s a habit – you don’t switch it on and switch it off. It’s lived with us since day one in the Championship and is why we’re here for the award and it continues to live with us from day one in the Premier League.
“I think last season was a great season, not just for myself, but for the entire Burnley family.
“Getting relegated in the previous season was very tough and there was a lot of doubt as to whether the club was capable of getting back up to the Premier League. It was a season filled with fantastic moments and this is probably the last opportunity we get to look back at that season.”