Burnley captain Ben Mee believes that there is an incentive for his side to close the gap on their Premier League relegation rivals ahead of the trip to Manchester United on Thursday.
Ben Mee said: “It’s been frustrating for all of us, for everyone involved and for the fans as well, especially at this time of year. We were prepared for all of them games, obviously late notice for the first couple, but for Boxing Day there was a bit more notice. Our squad is in a good place at the minute, so we were slightly disappointed in those games getting called off. There all going to have to be rearranged now and it’s going to be a busy schedule for us in the new year. You want points on the board, you don’t want games in hand, but seeing the teams around us not really moving much, it gives us a good incentive to go and get some points and move up the table.”
Burnley currently sit in 18th on 11 points from their opening 15 games before the game against Ralf Rangnick’s Red Devils, while 19th-place Newcastle and rock bottom Norwich are on 10 points from four more matches.Meanwhile, Watford (13) are just above the bottom three and face in-form Tottenham Hotspur on New Year’s Day.
