Josh Cullen is loving life at Burnley and believes he is well-suited to Vincent Kompany’s style of play.

Kompany managed the Republic of Ireland international at Anderlecht and opted to bring him to Turf Moor.

Cullen has made a promising start to life in East Lancashire, forming an effective partnership with Jack Cork in the middle of the pitch.

The midfielder is relishing the opportunity to work with Kompany again as the Clarets aim to bounce back from last season’s relegation from the Premier League.

He said: “I hope that he enjoyed working with me for the two years in Belgium as much as I enjoyed working under him. His style of play and his ideas about the game suit me.

“I haven’t had the conversation with him as to exactly why he brought me in, but I take that as a little bit of a compliment that he made the decision to bring me to Burnley.

“I’m enjoying it and looking forward to the season.”

Cullen’s focus this week is Ireland’s concluding Nations League fixtures which take them to Scotland on Saturday before Armenia visit the Aviva Stadium three days later.

Stephen Kenny’s side enjoyed a resounding 3-0 win over the Scots in Dublin in June as they bounced back from defeats in their opening two games against the Armenians and Ukraine, and they know they will have to be equally good, if not better if they are to emerge from their trip to Hampden Park with anything to show for their efforts.

Cullen said: “We’re hungry as well to go and get another result. If they see it as a revenge mission or however they view the game, we’re just as determined to go there and get another three points and put in another good performance.”

That task increased significantly in difficult on Wednesday night when Scotland, who were so poor in defeat at the Aviva, beat Ukraine 3-0 in Glasgow to go top of League B1, although Cullen insists that will not alter Ireland’s approach unduly.

He said: “It was a good win but Saturday is a new day and we have to be confident and full of belief that we can get a good result.”