Vincent Kompany hails Josh Brownhill as a future star

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany was pleased with his side’s fighting spirit after they came back to earn a 1-1 draw with battling Luton at Turf Moor.

After Dan Potts’s fifth-minute opener for Luton, the Hatters produced a brilliantly committed defensive performance to leave Lancashire with a hard-earned point.

Kompany’s side may be one of the favourites to go up this season but they struggled to get going in this clash and it took Josh Brownhill’s 50th minute strike to draw them level.

Hopes rose around Turf Moor that Brownhill’s fine 20-yard finish would set Burnley on the path to victory but Luton were up for a fight and kept the Clarets at bay.

And although Kompany was disappointed not to get a maiden home victory, he reckons his side can be pleased with their showing.

He  said: “You always want to win but I saw spirit and high energy in the game. For 10 minutes we were on the back foot dealing with what Luton were bringing to the game but I think after that we matched them for everything, matched them for second balls, we were aggressive and got to the ball in numbers.

“The energy started going into the performance, the fans had a lift and the players performed better in the second half.”

The former Manchester City captain received a very healthy reception as he strode across Turf Moor before his first home Championship game in charge.

But the smile on his face did not last long as Luton took a shock fifth-minute lead.

After some patient build-up play, a ball into the box from Amari’i Bell was headed back across goal by Elijah Adebayo and when neither Charlie Taylor or Taylor Harwood-Bellis dealt with the bouncing ball, Potts clipped home.

After the break, Burnley brought on Manuel Benson and immediately showed more