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Sean Dyche: Everton boss 'not one for sentimentality' on return to Burnley

Everton boss Sean Dyche says he is not one for sentimentality as he prepares to make his first return to Burnley on Saturday - but joked he will pop into the pub that bears his name.

Dyche spent a decade as manager of the Clarets from 2012, winning promotion to the Premier League in 2014 and 2016.

His Burnley popularity led to a local pub being renamed as The Royal Dyche.

"People who know me in football, know I don't really go in for all that sort of stuff [sentimentality]," said Dyche.

As well as promotion success, the 52-year-old Dyche had a number of successful battles against relegation before he was sacked in April 2022 with Burnley in the bottom three.