STEVE Davis made almost 400 appearances for Burnley, won three promotions and captained the side in the last of his three spells at Turf Moor.

But he revealed winning his first game in charge is his best Clarets achievement to date.

The 39-year-old was installed as caretaker manager following the departure of Steve Cotterill last week, and got off to an impressive start at Leicester City, with Andy Gray's 10th goal of the season sealing a 1-0 win.

"It's a proud moment for me to manage the club that I love," he said.

"It's where I live - it's my home. I don't really need to say any more.

"Everyone knows my feelings for the club and it's probably top of the list of achievements, especially because it's the latest one."

Although chairman Barry Kilby and director Brendan Flood indicated they would like to name Cotterill's successor in around two weeks, at the end of the break for internationals, the way the players recovered from the events of this week under Davis' leadership may not have only bought them some time but also given them food for thought.

"We had sort of said after the game on Tuesday that nothing less than 110 per cent would do from the first minute to the 90th, or the 94th as it was," he said.

"I think you saw the spirit that the lads have got and I thought every single one of them was magnificent.

"We said that the manager going was a shock but Thursday, the day it happened, was the day for the players to say their thank yous and wish the manager well because he had always backed them up and looked after them and done his upmost for every one of them.

"But once we got on the bus to come down on Friday it was a job to do.

"There's a lot of experience in the squad and they know that these things happen in football.

"It was a case of having to roll your sleeves up and get on with it, and they certainly did that.

"I wouldn't like to single anyone out and thought they were all magnificent.

"They worked from the first to the very last kick of the game, they were very professional in what they did and showed a great togetherness, which is what they've got."

The former Burnley defender was asked in his post-match interview if he would like the job on a more permanent basis.

He has yet to give a direct answer, but did reveal that he would speaking to chairman Barry Kilby this week.

"It's been a good start but I will be speaking to the chairman and he will fill me in a bit more with what his plans are," Davis said.

"We've got the international break so there's two weeks before the next game.

"I just wanted to make it clear to everyone I wanted to enjoy the day, and with the performance I've certainly done that.

"I'm delighted with that and we'll see what happens.

"It has been a fantastic experience. I'm sure they'll not always be like that!

"All I could do was try to get the lads ready for it, try to give them a bit of confidence and a bit of belief and they've shown they've had that.

"It's been a good day and I've enjoyed it immensely."

Davis, who instigated a team and staff 'huddle' in front of the travelling fans after the final whistle, added: "I think what happened at the end with everyone going across to the supporters epitomised the club and the feeling that the lads have got for the club, and I'm sure the supporters were very proud of their team (on Saturday night).

"It was something that I'd thought about and I was going to mention it to Phil Hughes and Unsie (David Unsworth) with about five minutes to go but I didn't want to tempt fate, and then Unsie came up and Phil came up and said the same thing.

"Because it's been a tough week at the club, we wanted to show everyone there's a good spirit and we just wanted to thank the fans for their support. I thought they were excellent as well."