Josh Brownhill believes teams like Burnley make the Premier League great and NOT the Big Six

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Manchester United, Liverpool and other members of the 'Big Six' may think they provide the glamour in the Premier League. But it's teams like Burnley who make the division such a compelling spectacle around the world.

That's certainly what midfielder Josh Brownhill thinks. Now in their fifth straight season in the top flight, Sean Dyche's side continue to give a bloody nose to the big boys.

The Clarets famously ended Liverpool's 68-game unbeaten home league record in January, which had stretched back nearly four years for Jurgen Klopp's team, while they also won at Arsenal in December.

It's unpredictable results like that which offer hope to clubs in the Championship and below of just what is possible. So it's why Brownhill, the rest of the Burnley dressing room and virtually all of football were dead against the European Super League.

'This is why it's the best league in the world because we go away to Liverpool and beat them and we go away to Arsenal and beat them,' he says. 'We get shock results that people wouldn't expect because it's such a competitive league.

'To take that away from us for these big clubs to go into a division on their own against all the top people would affect not only us, but the Championship, and clubs in Leagues One and Two.

'We're happy that it's not gone ahead. It's very important for the fans to keep football the way it is as you don't want to change what is not broken.'

Burnley are at Wolves this lunchtime, six points clear of Fulham, who occupy the final relegation spot, with Sean Dyche's team still needing points to make sure of survival.

Brownhill joined from Bristol City in January 2020 and he's desperate to stay up so he can finally have the full Premier League experience.

'I remember sitting on the bench at Turf Moor in my first few games thinking I can't wait to play in front of the fans,' he admits.

'I've only played three minutes when I came on for my debut against Bournemouth. It's strange because I feel like I've been here a long time, so I can't wait for it happen.'

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