Johann Berg Gudmundsson is closing in on a comeback as the Clarets prepare for their eighth game in little more than a month at Manchester United.
Gudmundsson hasn’t started a Premier League game since early October with his comeback over Christmas curtailed by a further hamstring injury he sustained against Peterborough in the FA Cup.
But the Iceland international is back training with the first-team squad.
Gudmundsson is likely to travel to Old Trafford and if Wednesday night’s game comes just too soon, he could face Norwich City when the Clarets resume their cup campaign against Norwich City at Turf Moor on Saturday.