Manchester United woes of no interest to Vincent Kompany's 'calm camp' at Burney

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany insists he is paying no attention to any talk of a crisis at Manchester United as he prepares to face Erik ten Hag's side on Saturday.

United lost 4-3 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday night to continue an early-season slump which has already seen them lose three of their opening five Premier League fixtures.

With off-field issues also mounting for Ten Hag, the pressure will be on United to deliver a result at Turf Moor, but Kompany is interested only in his own players.

"I only try and assess (United) in a way that I need to do for my team, their strengths and weaknesses," he said. "I've been in a big club before and I know what it is when you lose a couple of games. Pressure can mount but it's not for me to talk about them. I focus on the pitch.

"We're not busy with what is happening at the other team, that doesn't concern us. I have to myself manage the results of our team and the performances.

"I think we're a calm camp, we're at a place where we feel there is something really exciting ahead of us and we want to build on that moment. Everything that happens elsewhere is not our concern."

Kompany is looking to build on the positive signs shown in Monday's 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest, Burnley's first point of the season and one that could have been all three but for a contentious VAR decision that ruled out Lyle Foster's late strike for a handball by Sander Berge.

After three consecutive home defeats to Manchester City, Aston Villa and Tottenham, the draw was a welcome step forward.

"We've had three games against three of the top eight sides in the league and the gap has always been there," Kompany said. "Against Forest we felt we were on an even playing field. Now it's up