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Vincent Kompany wants to take his young, new-look Burnley side back to the Premier League at the first time of trying... but won't change the Clarets' hard-to-play-against mould

Vincent Kompany witnessed plenty of change during his time at Manchester City but even for him it has been a whirlwind first six weeks in the hot seat at Burnley.

Kompany’s Clarets will have a very different look from the Sean Dyche model when they kick off the Championship season against Huddersfield on Friday night.

Following relegation, nine players aged 29 or over have departed, along with £20million defender Nathan Collins, while interest remains in Maxwel Cornet and Dwight McNeil.

Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany was appointed Burnley manager in June
Kompany has been tasked with taking Burnley back to the Premier League as soon as possible

In their place, Kompany has signed eight — with more on the way.