Burnley’s Michael Keane desperate to avoid drop

Burnley 2 QPR 1: Michael Keane insists he cannot even contemplate relegation after turning his back on Manchester United for Burnley.

The defender has signed for the Clarets on a permanent basis after several months on loan and performed exceptionally in the 2-1 win over QPR in his first match after cutting ties with United.

Keane admitted it was a wrench to leave the club he joined as a nine-year-old.

He said: “It was a big decision. I spoke to my family about it for ages because I had been there for nearly 12 years now. But I felt it was the right time, Now we want to stay in this league and we believe with the performances we have been putting in recently we can do.”

Burnley had two excellent goals to thank for the three points, from Scott Arfield and Danny Ings either side of a Charlie Austin penalty.

At the final whistle, Richard Dunne and Clint Hill became involved in an angry exchange of words with travelling QPR fans and the Ireland defender had to be dragged away by goalkeeping coach Kevin Hitchcock and Joey Barton.

“Someone said something to Richard Dunne, that was all,” Harry Redknapp said. “Kevin Hitchcock went and took Dunney away — someone just got the hump. He didn’t go to have a row with anyone — he just went over and started applauding and someone had a go.”

BURNLEY: Heaton, Trippier, Keane, Shackell, Mee, Boyd, Marney, Jones, Arfield, Barnes (Vokes 73), Ings.

QPR: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Hill (Traore 75), Vargas (Zarate 76), Henry (Zamora 69), Barton, Fer, Taarabt, Austin.

Referee: Andre Marriner.