Can relegated Burnley stop yo-yo effect - and do they want to?

"I think we'll be straight back up next season and then you go through it all over again in the Premier League. " For former Burnley winger Glen Little, it's a familiar feeling. Burnley 's position as yo-yo kings was confirmed with Premier League relegation, following Wednesday's 1-0 defeat by Manchester City , meaning next season will be their fifth year in a row of flitting between the top two divisions.

Only Fulham , between 2017-18 and 2021-22, have 'achieved' that before - with current Clarets boss Scott Parker also involved there. It has led observers to wonder how Burnley can break this cycle... or if they even want to.

They will want it to go on for a sixth year at least - to take them back up. Little, a BBC Radio Lancashire summariser, said: "I do think we'll be up there next season in the Championship. "It wouldn't surprise me if we come straight back up, but when it comes to staying up, until I see us stay up again, I'm never really going to believe it.

" "The club has had to [bounce back] over the last few years," he told Match of the Day after Burnley 's relegation was confirmed. "There is a lot of learning to do and that is exaclty what we'll do, we'll reflect on where we've fallen short. We need to work out where we've gone wrong and come back stronger next year.