Tuesday 4 July 2017 16:15, UK
Former Burnley defender Michael Duff has been named as the new head coach of the club's U23 squad.
The ex-Northern Ireland international took his first coaching post with the Premier League side's U18s last season and will now lead an older age group at Turf Moor.
The U23s job became vacant after Michael Jolley left last month to take charge of Swedish top-flight club Eskilstuna.
Duff, who began his playing career in non-league football and retired in 2016 after 12 years at the Clarets, admits he was surprised to get a promotion so quickly.
"It was a bit of a shock with Mike leaving to go and take a job in Sweden, so there was an opportunity to step up, which the club have asked me to do and I'm happy to do," he said.
"But I'm in a good place at the minute.
"I'm learning from a good manager, with the new category status at the academy and going into the better games programme, playing against better players rather than just friendlies all the time.
"And there's obviously some of the lads who I worked with last year moving up, so the continuity is good."
