Burnley skipper Caldwell insists they can rattle Man City

Burnley captain Steven Caldwell insists they won't lie down at Manchester City this weekend.

Centre half Caldwell accepts their quest for their first away point, or points, does not get any easier this weekend, but as he pushes for a place in George Burley’s Scotland squad for their friendly with Wales, he insists their confidence hasn’t been knocked by their away disappointments.

“They are all difficult games in this league and Manchester City certainly isn’t an easy place to go and try to pick up our first points.

"The task is hard but one that we’ll relish and try to play to our strengths,” said the Burnley skipper to the Lancashire Telegraph.

“We know their qualities and if they play up to them it will be extremely difficult for us to win, but as we’ve seen on Sunday (when City drew 0-0 at Birmingham) there is a possibility we can get a result.

“Birmingham, on the whole, probably deserved to win. Shay (Given) was tremendous and Fad (James McFadden) missed a penalty.

“But as Manchester City have proved this season, especially at home, they’ve got top quality players who can hurt you at any minute.”

Birmingham City 0-0 Manchester City

Honours were even at St Andrew's as Birmingham City and Manchester City played out a goalless draw.


James McFadden saw his second-half penalty saved by Shay Given as Birmingham were forced to settle for a point against Manchester City on Sunday.

City were indebted to their keeper not only for his spot-kick heroics but also a string of other superb saves to deny McFadden, Lee Bowyer and Christian Benitez as the big-spending Eastlands outfit struggled to find their best form.


Birmingham's Barry Ferguson was sent off when he collected a second booking deep into injury time.

An in-depth match report will be available shortly.

Given: Man City can beat anyone in league

Shay Given says Manchester City have enough quality to beat anyone in the Premiership.

The Irish goalkeeper says he is still amazed by the talent he sees in the dressing room.

He told BBC Sport: “It makes you feel great. You go out on the Saturday or Sunday or Monday, whenever the game is and you feel you have a realistic chance of winning the game.

"It doesn’t matter who you are playing. We’ve got a really strong squad of players, some of the best players from around the world and playing with guys like that can only enhance your game and enhance you as a player.

"It’s a great feeling to be honest, some of the players in there are really top drawer and it’s great to be a part of such a strong team and hopefully a successful team. We want to win trophies and all the players in that changing room are very hungry to do that so hopefully we can do that sooner rather than later.”