O'Neil on Jonny's training ground incedent, Cunha and Burnley

He is hopeful that Jose Sa will be fine for the match, despite coming off against Arsenal, but the game will come too early for Rayan Ait-Nouri and Pedro Neto.

After not being in the weekend's squad, O'Neil says Jonny has been involved in a "training ground incident" and will not be available for the coming games.

On an improving Matheus Cunha: "The majority of my work with him has been to get him in the right areas more. He’s improved but there’s still room. He scored two last year and he’s on four already this year. His target should be to keep being involved in goals and make sure his numbers look good. The rest of his game is very good, he’s a talented boy."

On the competitive nature of the Premier Leauge: "The difference between the top and not the top is not as big as people think. If you’re five percent down from your level you will lose any game, the level is extremely high. We know we have to be at our best and at 100%. The expectation will be slightly different [against Burnley] - you can feel that from the stands but we need to be ready to deal with that.

He is not underestimating opponents whom he feels have "lost more points than they deserved": "Burnley are a very good side. They are very organised. They have been together a long time so the group has a real good understanding. It will be a tough game and there will be moments where we have to fight and scrap."