I've had injuries in the past and I've always said that we earn our money when we're injured, because it's the hardest time. Playing football is the easy part because you're enjoying it.

You cannot have players come on and not make the impact because the game will slowly slip away from you. It is important you are ready.

I want to look back at the end of my career having numerous caps under my belt. That is one of my aims.

When I came up with Burnley, I had my mind set that I've got a job to do in helping to keep Burnley up.