“It’s not bad and it’s nothing to worry about!” — Burnley boss Vincent Kompany issues update on Scott Twine’s setback

The 23-year-old hasn't been seen since hitting the post in a 20-minute cameo against Huddersfield Town on the opening day of the season.

Swindon-born Twine, who was voted the EFL League One Player of the Season last term after netting 20 times for MK Dons, took two steps forward and one step back when closing in on a return to action.

The 2021/22 PFA Team of the Year entrant had been side-lined with a muscle strain at the start of the season, which he has recently aggravated in training. It is now unknown whether he'll feature ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.

However, Kompany said: "Scott has been a little bit unlucky in the start of his journey with us. He's one that we're having to slow down a bit, manage and just give him a chance for whenever he's actually ready to come on the scene.

"The worst thing I could do is put a time frame on it now. I would like to tell you that it's tomorrow, it's in a week's time, which would be good for you and good for me, but the most honest thing I can say is that it isn't bad and there's nothing to worry about. He's having niggles, we've got to manage them, but we'll get there."

Premier League Hall of Famer Kompany is reluctant to rush his summer signing's return. Twine has clocked up 100 appearances since the start of the 2020/21 campaign, when plying his trade in League Two with Newport County, so his setback since moving to Turf Moor is an anomaly.

Kompany wants his star man fully fit and ready to attack the rest of the season, without the risk of suffering any further complications. "We want to ensure we have him for a long period of time," he said.