JON Walters believes Burnley’s ability to outwork teams in recent seasons is a ‘special quality’ that he is looking forward to complementing.

The 33-year-old marked his first appearance in a Claret shirt with a goal in last Friday’s 4-0 win over Shamrock Rovers, and having spent a week training with his new teammates just outside Dublin, Walters is already liking what he sees.

He brings with him to Turf Moor a reputation for a ferocious workrate, an attribute that should see him fit in well in Sean Dyche’s side.

A £2million addition from Stoke, Walters believes that ability to go a little bit further than your opposite number is a key ingredient in Burnley’s success.

“It’s a special quality if you can outwork a player, they might be technically better than you but if you can outwork them it’s pretty satisfying,” the Republic of Ireland international said.

“We all know that the work rate the team put in is testament to the staff behind the scenes, they keep the lads injury free and they’re very fit.

“That’s the type of workrate I like and can bring to the team day in and day out.”

Walters also brings another dose of top flight experience to the Turf Moor dressing room, having played 230 games in the Premier League.

And he insists that the league offers nothing to be scared of, something that the current Clarets squad found out to their benefit last season.

“People can be in awe of the Premier League and the lads found out last year that they can compete against some of the best players out there,” Walters said.

“You don’t have to be worried about going to these big teams and playing because it’s just a name on the back of a shirt.”

Walters faced Burnley at the bet365 Stadium last season as Stoke City ran out 2-0 winners, but had a watching brief at Turf Moor as the Clarets gained revenge with a crucial 1-0 success in April, and he was impressed with what he saw from Dyche’s men in 2016/17.

“I played in the first game, I didn’t play in the second but I went to watch,” he said. “They were organised, they have a good set-up.

“Half the battle is getting players to run out there and they’ve got that so hopefully I can add to the squad, with a few other faces, but they’ve got a good team, a good squad and a good togetherness and that’s half the battle.”