Vincent Kompany's affinity for the Carabao Cup shows no sign of waning. A four-time winner with Manchester City as a player, this competition has provided some early comfort for Burnley and so it proved once again in Salford.
Burnley’s sole win so far this campaign came in the previous round against Nottingham Forest and there was not a second’s doubt in this little part of Greater Manchester that another triumph would follow.
Perhaps it is fanciful to think Burnley will give Kompany a fifth gong to go with the ones he collected in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2019 but progress into round four will do for now and the chance to indulge in some target practice was gleefully received.