Scott Parker's Burnley Begins Strong with Vitinho's Rout of Luton

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00:00It has been almost 18 months since Scott Parker last took charge of a competitive match but,

00:05on this evidence, the former England midfielder has certainly picked up a few managerial tips.

00:10A clinical display from his Burnley team against a Luton side that is also trying to bounce

00:15back from relegation sealed a deserved victory.

00:19Parker's previous managerial appointment ended up with him being sacked by Klubb Brugge after

00:23just 12 games in charge and has admitted that a chat with Thomas Tuchel during Bayern Munich's

00:28mid-season training camp in Portugal last year helped to reinvigorate him.

00:32Stepping into Vincent Kompany's shoes after he joined the German giants in May is certainly

00:37within his capabilities having led Fulham and Bournemouth to promotion from the championship

00:42and Parker was delighted that Burnley's players appear to have bought into his philosophy

00:46immediately.

00:47''The most important thing is us all getting on the same train,'' he said.

00:51''This is a team that has been relegated, I have been in that situation and there is

00:55a psychological element to go from that to try and become a winning machine.

01:00There's going to be lots of bumps in the road but the most important thing is that we stick

01:04together.''

01:05With chief executive Gary Sweet having revealed in his programme notes that the capacity of

01:09the Klubb's planned new stadium due to open in 2027 has been extended from 17,000 to 25,000,

01:17Luton's fortunes appeared to be on the up on a balmy evening in Bedfordshire.

01:22Aside from Ross Barkley, most of those who fought so valiantly for Premier League survival

01:26last season remain at the Klubb, while perhaps most importantly they also managed to retain

01:32the services of their inspirational manager, Rob Edwards.

01:35He had described the selection of teenagers Joe Johnson and Zach Nelson in his first team

01:40of the season as ''a celebration of our academy'' in the absence of several first-team regulars

01:44but admitted that his side were second-best against Burnley's lightning-quick attackers.

01:49Edwards also handed a first start to another teenager, Royal Walters, who has joined on

01:54a free transfer from Arsenal.

01:55But the 19-year-old was left exposed by a perfectly weighted pass from new Burnley signing

02:00Lucas Piers in the sixth minute as Josh Brownhill raced through and beat Thomas Kaminsky with

02:05a shot that went through his legs.

02:07Parker, who had to repeatedly push back his flowing locks as he prowled the touchline,

02:13has acknowledged that the bloated squad of 37 players he inherited from company following

02:17their relegation last season will be challenging.

02:20But his side were well-organised in defence thanks to the calm presence of Maxime Estvie

02:25and looked dangerous on the break through the energetic Luka Kolyosha and Wilson Odebrecht

02:30as Luton struggled to mount a riposte.

02:33The home supporters' mood was not improved when Odebrecht was allowed the freedom of

02:36Kenilworth Road to latch on to a long ball from Connor Roberts and make it to a ''easy,

02:41easy, easy'' taunted the Burnley fans.

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