SEAN Dyche has hailed under pressure Stoke City boss Mark Hughes as a 'fantastic manager' ahead of Burnley's meeting with the Potters tonight.

Stoke come into the Turf Moor fixture on the back of a 5-1 drubbing at Tottenham on Saturday and a run of only one win in six games has left them just three points above the relegation zone.

That run has seen Hughes come under pressure but Dyche believes the Welshman has been through enough in the game to be able to put that to the back of his mind.

"Mark is a fantastic manager and he has been in it long enough to know the ups and downs," the Clarets chief said.

"I listen to all those guys because it’s interesting to see and hear their view. Not so much tactics but what is going in the game.

"He is well versed in the ups and downs and I don’t think it will be worrying him too much, he’ll be more looking at his team and how he can make things work as best I can."

The Wembley defeat at the weekend ended with angry scenes between travelling fans and players, but Dyche insists Stoke remain a threat tonight as his own side look to move into the top four.

"What they are is an experienced, strong squad of players," he said. "Physically they are a big side as well.

"Their manager knows about the Premier League. We certainly don’t take anyone for granted.

"They had a tough result at the weekend and that can happen. Tottenham are a fine side. If you catch them on their day, like any of the super power clubs. They really can hurt you.

"They will looking to bring balance by performing tonight."

Burnley haven't shipped five goals in a single game yet in Dyche's 236 games in charge, but asked how Hughes would approach Saturday's heavy defeat he said: "There’s different ways of looking at it.

"Sometimes it might be as clear as park it, it was a bad day, that can be as good management as trying to dissect it and take it all to bits and put it back together.

"Different managers have different styles. I am sure Mark and his staff will have their view of what went on and they’ll make sense of it."