Burnley manager Vincent Kompany says Kylian Mbappe needs to sign for Manchester City. The 23-year-old PSG forward helped Les Bleus thrash Australia 4-1 in their World Cup opener on Tuesday night, with a goal and an assist for Didier Deschamps' side. But Kompany insisted football fans will only see the best version of Mbappe if he moves to the "best coach in the best league" - which he believ...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is likely to turn to his big guns once again for Sunday’s top-of-the-table Sky Bet Championship derby clash with Blackburn.Kompany rested nine of the men who started last Saturday’s shock 5-2 defeat at Sheffield United for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round victory over League Two Crawley with only Samuel Bastien and Manuel Benson keeping their...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany praised Crawley for frustrating his Burnley side for much of their Carabao Cup third round tie at Turf Moor.It took two late goals from substitute Anass Zaroury – both close-range finishes in the 79th and 90th minutes – to kill off the League Two side’s hopes of adding another giant-killing to the scalps of League One Bristol Rovers and Premier League Fulham in ...Full Story »

Substitute Vincent Harper scored both goals as Eastleigh extended their unbeaten home record to eight matches in a 2-0 win against Scunthorpe.Harper struck within a minute of stepping off the bench in the second half and added another in the last minute to help lift the Spitfires up to ninth in the table.After a goalless first half, Eastleigh twice went close to breaking the deadlock just b...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany admits his side will have learned plenty at Sunderland after staging a stunning second-half comeback following a first half the Belgian “hated everything about”.It looked like the Clarets’ 13-match unbeaten run was about to come to an end at the Stadium of Light after early strikes from Amad Diallo and Dan Neil saw Sunderland leading 2-0 at half-tim...Full Story »

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany admitted he was annoyed at conceding a “cheap” goal after they missed the chance to regain top spot in the Sky Bet Championship after being held to a 1-1 draw by Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Substitute Johann Berg Gudmundsson handed the Clarets a 74th-minute lead just four minutes after coming off the bench.The Iceland international struck with a cu...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany praised Burnley for seeing out their 1-0 win over Coventry as they moved within two points of the automatic promotion places in the Sky Bet Championship.Nathan Tella’s first half strike earned the Clarets just a second win in six games.After dropping 10 points from winning positions this season and drawing 1-1 on six occasions, Kompany was pleased that his side recorded the...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany could use the depth of his squad as he looks for a third successive home win in Wednesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Stoke.Defender Charlie Taylor returned from a hamstring problem for Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Cardiff with midfielder Johann Berg Gudmundsson also getting the nod as Jordan Beyer and Manuel Benson made way.Kompany has indicated he...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany praised Jay Rodriguez after the striker who “bleeds for the club” moved Burnley up to fourth in the Sky Bet Championship with the winner against Bristol City at Turf Moor.Local boy Rodriguez’s fifth goal of the season extended the Clarets’ unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games and came against the club he made his debut for Burnley 15 years ago.M...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany insists Burnley have barely scratched the surface of their potential this season after a thrilling 1-1 draw at rivals Preston North End.Taylor Harwood-Bellis put the Clarets 1-0 up in the 10th minute but his thumping header was cancelled out by Jordan Storey at a raucous Deepdale five minutes later.Both teams had chances to add to their tally in an end-to-end first half, before t...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany believes he has added a vital new piece to his squad jigsaw on the day Burnley moved up into third place in the Championship with a 2-0 win over Millwall.The Clarets struck in the second half as substitute Manuel Benson provided the spark, crossing for Vitinho to nod in his first goal for the club before Jay Rodriguez wrapped it up by pouncing when Josh Brownhill’s shot bou...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany hailed the Burnley supporters for providing the “rocket fuel” for his side’s 5-1 Sky Bet Championship victory at Wigan.Josh Brownhill’s brace plus goals from Jay Rodriguez, Nathan Tella and Samuel Bastien gave the Clarets north west bragging rights, with Will Keane pulling one back for Wigan from the penalty spot.Burnley were roared on from start to finish...Full Story »

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany was “really happy to go through” to the third round of the Carabao Cup following an industrial 1-0 win over League One Shrewsbury.Samuel Bastien ensured the Clarets advanced with a 50th-minute winner.Kompany said: “I was pleased to make changes and still see a similar picture to the team.“To keep a clean sheet and pick up a good away win is...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany played down the prospect of Burnley signing another striker after another frustrating evening in front of goal saw them held 1-1 by Hull in the Sky Bet Championship.However, opposite number Shota Arveladze had mixed news after his team missed the chance to take top spot, confirming the arrival of Birmingham midfielder Ryan Woods but also revealing that Allahyar Sayyadmanesh will ...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany was pleased with his side’s fighting spirit after they came back to earn a 1-1 draw with battling Luton at Turf Moor.After Dan Potts’s fifth-minute opener for Luton, the Hatters produced a brilliantly committed defensive performance to leave Lancashire with a hard-earned point.Kompany’s side may be one of the favourites to go up this season but they...Full Story »

Manuel Benson could make his Burnley debut against Sky Bet Championship opponents Luton after signing a four-year deal with the Clarets.Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has made Benson, a Belgium Under-21 international, the club’s 10th summer signing.Kompany must now decide whether or not to include the 25-year-old on Saturday as Burnley look to build on their opening 1-0 victory over Huddersf...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany has claimed he is happy to complete the season without an out-and-out goalscorer after Burnley won 1-0 in his first game in charge at Huddersfield.Despite dominating for long periods during, on-loan Chelsea winger Ian Maatsen grabbed the only goal of the evening at last season’s beaten play-off finalists in the opening match of the Championship campaign.It was the 20-year-o...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany’s reign as Burnley boss got off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory at Huddersfield in the opening match of the new Sky Bet Championship season.On-loan Chelsea winger Ian Maatsen marked his Clarets debut with the only goal of the game as Burnley secured three points on their return to the second tier following six seasons of top-flight football.Huddersfield were a pale sh...Full Story »

Chelsea have signed another Antonio Rudiger and Vincent Kompany rolled into one, according to former Blues striker Tony Cascarino. Chelsea completed the signing of Kalidou Koulibaly this week and Cascarino expects him to be a fine addition for Thomas Tuchel. Koulibaly had long been linked with a move to the Premier League. And Chelsea have finally brought him to England in a deal worth up to &#...Full Story »

The former defender is among the candidates to take over at the Clarets despite their relegation to the Championship Former Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany has left Anderlecht and GOAL can confirm that he is a leading contender to take over at Burnley. The Belgian club announced his departure by mutual consent on Wednesday after two seasons with the club at which he started his play...Full Story »