CLARETS midfielder Jack Cork believes his side can learn a lesson from the top six as Burnley bid to find an end to their winless run.

Sean Dyche’s side are now seven without a win in the Premier League, a run that has included games against Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester United twice.

It was a familiar hard-luck story for the Clarets against United at Turf Moor on Saturday with the home side enjoying plenty of the play but falling to a 1-0 defeat.

But Cork believes Burnley can learn a lesson from the way United managed to conjure up a goal at a crucial time to swing the game in their favour.

“It’s been a tough period for us. If you look at the games we’ve had Liverpool, Tottenham, United twice, Manchester City (in the FA Cup),” the England midfielder said.

“There have been a lot of games against the big teams and every game we seem to be saying ‘we were unlucky there’.

“That’s what makes them as good as they are - they are the sort of teams that can get something when things aren’t going too well.

“That’s what we need to be doing - when things aren’t going our way we need to nick a goal or do something to get us out of trouble.”

Cork said of Saturday’s defeat: “I never really felt that we were in any danger apart from on the counter at times.

“That was the most frustrating thing because we were quite comfortable, especially when we were pushing for one at the end.

“We were never in serious danger but that’s what makes them the teams that they are. They can get a goal out of nothing.”

Burnley’s next chance to end their search for a first win since December 12 comes at Newcastle a week today.

Midfielder Cork is confident it is just a matter of time before the Clarets are back on the winning trail if they can continue to turn in the quality of performances they have done recently.

“We’ve got the right attitude and we’re going the right way. We’ll get back in the form of the first half of the season,” he added.

“I thought we maybe could have got something (against Manchester United on Saturday), we perhaps deserved more, but that’s football.

“In the next few games maybe we’ll get something that we don’t deserve or go away with something that we do deserve.”

The former Swansea City midfielder insists it won’t be a lack of effort that prolongs Burnley’s first difficult spell of the campaign.

Despite their wait for a win the Clarets are still eighth in the Premier League, level on points with Leicester City in seventh.

“That’s a trait of Burnley; we always work hard and give 100 per cent,” he added.

“That’s what this team does, even when things aren’t going our way we’ll always be putting in the effort to try and make things right.”