BOURNEMOUTH winger Ryan Fraser is expecting the physical treatment at Turf Moor on Saturday - but insists he's ready to cope with it.

Fraser is now a 'marked man' in the Premier League, according to Cherries boss Eddie Howe, after his electric start to the season.

The 24-year-old has scored four times in six appearances in all competitions and has played a part in half of Cherries’ goals in the top flight this term.

The 5ft 4in winger expects to be on the receiving end of some rough stuff against Burnley this weekend, but Fraser has warned the Clarets that previous teams have tried and failed to stop him that way.

“Burnley will be very tough," Fraser told the Bournemouth Echo.

“They make it hard at home but we will take the confidence of beating them there at the end of last season – and we are a better team this season.

“They will probably try to smash me, try to tackle me hard and bully me. But there are so many teams who have tried it and I just get on with it.

“In Scotland I got snapped every week by bad challenges. There are ways round it.

“I am small and am not the strongest – I will get bullied. Wes Morgan bullied me in the first half (against Leicester), I tried to go up for a header and I got absolutely ragdolled!

“But there’s nothing I can do about it, I’ll always put a foot in and try my best. Sometimes I won’t come away with the ball, I’ll get knocked over but it’s part and parcel of the game.”