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- Updated: November 21, 2016
Steven Defour admits he was a “little bit surprised” Burnley were labelled as favourites for the drop after an impressive start to the season.
The Clarets sit ninth in the Premier League ahead of their trip to West Brom, live on Monday Night Football, with the 28-year-old playing a key role in that fine start to the campaign after turning down a more lucrative offer from the United Arab Emirates to move to Turf Moor in the summer.
That move was the realisation of an ambition he had harboured since the days he had been courted by Manchester United but, while that move never materialised, Defour believes his Premier League career can develop under Sean Dyche, despite some tipping Burnley for relegation.
“When I was not yet at the club I got some information that we were favourites to go down, but then when I saw the way we were performing I was a little bit surprised about that,” Defour said.
“I thought we were going to have some difficulties because we were going to be fighting to stay up, but we are handling it very well and we have a real quality about us.”
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