How Will Burnley Fare Without Sean Dyche?

Until last Friday, Sean Dyche was the longest-serving manager currently in the Premier League, spending almost a decade at Turf Moor.

But the Clarets hierarchy opted for a change, to give the club ‘the best possible chance of retaining its Premier League status,’ one which Dyche had helped them maintain since 2016.

The former defender’s managerial career began at Watford, a club he’d played for between 2002 and 2005. It wasn’t the most conventional segway into the hot seat, joining the coaching set-up at the Hornets as under-18’s boss.

He climbed the ladder to the assistant manager post, but as soon as manager Malky Mackay left, Dyche took the top job.