CHRIS Wood insists the FA Cup trip to Manchester City is one to relish.

Few Clarets fans will have been pleased when the fourth round draw dealt a trip to Etihad.

Burnley were beaten 5-0 in the league there earlier this season while lost 4-1 in the FA Cup third round a year ago.

Indeed, the Clarets have shipped 31 goals in their last 10 visits to East Manchester dating back to 1998 while they’ve been hit for six twice on their own patch in that period as well.

The last time a Burnley side won away at City was 56 years ago so the omens don’t look good for Sean Dyche’s side.

But Wood isn’t worried.

"You have to relish these games,” the 27-year-old said.

“These are the ties you want to play in. They're the best games in the world and they're what you dream of as a kid.

“You have to relish them, enjoy them and have fun. We'll see where that gets us.

"It's always good and you always want to keep the dream going. A few of the boys have been to the final but never won it.

“Hopefully one day a few of us boys can get there with this team, which would be lovely.”

Asked if the cup tie was a free hit given that City will start as overwhelming favourites, Wood said: "Nope. There's never a free hit in these games. There's always a chance, it's the cup, they'll make changes, we'll make a few changes but we'll go out there to win the game.

"We know they're a quality side and they can do that to anybody. They can do it to a Premier League side, score six or seven past them.

“It doesn't matter that they've scored so many goals, we've just got to try and nullify their strengths and capitalise on their weaknesses.”

The trip to City is followed by a Premier League clash at Old Trafford against a resurgent Manchester United have a 100 per cent record since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge.

The Clarets are fighting for points in a bid to pull clear of the bottom three and host Southampton in their next home game.

And while that fixture might carry extra significance given the two team’s proximity in the league, Wood is following the one game at a time mantra.

"It's the Premier League, every game is tough,” he said. “With every home game and every away game there are some big points on the line."