Vincent Kompany says the pain of relegation is helping to drive Burnley over the promotion finish line.
The Clarets dropped out of the Premier League last May and Kompany was brought in to overhaul the club.
He has been a spectacular success as manager, with Burnley on the brink of clinching an automatic return.
The Lancashire club can secure a top-two place on Friday if Luton fail to win at Millwall and then Burnley win at Middlesbrough in the evening kick-off.
Kompany has made sweeping changes at Turf Moor, losing 11 players from the squad that suffered the drop 11 months ago, and bringing in 14 new faces.