5 things we learnt from Burnley’s last-gasp loss to Arsenal

Micheal Keane

SHOOT’s Burnley blogger, Jordan, believes Keane deserved an England call-up – Photo: Marc Atkins / Offside.

The boy is worth every penny of the £25m being banded about for him.

He was magnificent against the Gunners and quite rightly was awarded the man of the match. The central defender, a £2.25m capture from Manchester United, has been one of the stand out English defenders this season and if you’re picking on form, he would be in the England set-up over Gary Cahill at the moment.

You’d surmise that Gareth Southgate knows the defender well as they worked together for the England Under-21’s.

“If Gareth calls me, he would certainly get my backing,” they were the words of manager Dyche after questions were put to him about Keane and England.

One thing is for sure, if the Burnley number five continues to improve, he will be hard for the national team to ignore.