"There is patience needed" - Burnley boss Sean Dyche on Maxwel Cornet ahead of Rochdale cup clash

But he believes patience will be required while the Ivory Coast international adapts to life in the north west and in the Premier League.

The £12.85m summer signing was the name on the fans' lips over the weekend after an exciting glimpse of what he can offer, with some positive touches and an effort which forced a save from Gunners keeper Aaron Ramsdale.

The former Lyon man could make his first start against Rochdale in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night, with Matej Vydra also in contention after his similarly impressive outing off the bench against Arsenal.

Dyche said: "Vyds came in late and has been getting back to true fitness.

"He looked sharper when he came on than the previous time he came on. He had been away in between on the international scene, so his true fitness is coming back and that definitely puts him back into contention without a doubt.

"And Maxwel is finding the group, getting used to it and getting used to the feel.

"He affected the game in a positive way on Saturday, which was good, but you could see he found it tough, that spell running and working and that is the Premier League.

"It is hard and it does take an adjustment physically, and I am sure he will get there, but it does take a little bit of time.

"I have said many times that we develop an idea to make players and not break them.

"It is a tough line to find because you want players to come in confident, fit and ready and sometimes if you challenge them too early and they are not ready then it can affect them and it works the opposite way.

"We have to make sure he is ready and able.

"Vyds is closer because of his mentality towards it and his knowledge

"We will see how they go but it was nice for Maxwel to get off to a start and I think everyone was delighted with him getting on the pitch and effecting the game in a positive manner."

Asked whether patience is required with Cornet, he added: "I think so, there is patience needed.

"There is likely to be some challenges along the way because he is new to the Premier League, but it was nice to see him get off to a positive start and the fans react to that.

"To be fair from a fan point of view, we have not had that many signings over the last couple of seasons, so I think it was partly just the nicety of seeing fresh faces and a fresh feel coming into the club.

"I think he is a player that will grow into what we do and hopefully work to improve us."

Dyche will make changes against Dale, but, in view of Erik Pieters' comments from this morning's press conference, where he admited: "I am not happy. Simple. I want to play", the boss accepts it is purely about putting a team out he believes can win the game: "The idea of keeping players happy goes secondary to winning football matches. They know that, they are professionals don’t forget.