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Vincent Kompany: Burnley squad yet to fully appreciate winning title at rivals Blackburn

Burnley's players are yet to truly appreciate the significance of winning the Championship title on the home turf of their fiercest rivals Blackburn, says boss Vincent Kompany.

The Clarets picked up the points they needed to guarantee top spot at Ewood Park, thanks to Manuel Benson's goal.

Victory over Rovers ensured home and away wins in both derbies this term.

"I don't know if the lads realise what it means to the people of Burnley," Kompany told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"J-Rod [Jay Rodriguez, the Burnley-born Clarets striker] does, because he's one of the people I was speaking to about it, he understands what it means.