ANDRE Gray has vowed not to change his honest approach in a bid to get more decisions from referees.

The 25-year-old striker said he remained on his feet when hauled back by Stoke’s Marc Muniesa on Saturday because he was determined to get a shot away on goal.

Muniesa escaped with a booking for grappling with Gray as the Clarets striker tried to break free when clean through on goal.

And while last season’s Championship top scorer is aware going down at the first sign of contact may have resulted in a different decision, Gray said his honesty had kept him upright and he is reluctant to change that approach, despite being baffled at the decision not to dismiss the Stoke defender.

“He’s still pulling me back but that’s how I am as a player. I may need to learn about that but I’m an honest player and as soon as I see the goal that’s my main objective,” said Gray, who plundered 25 Championship goals last season.

“A lot of teams would be screaming and rolling around on the floor like they’ve just been shot but we’re not like that.

“We put ourselves on the line and maybe we’re guilty of being too honest. That’s how we are - we train like that and we play like that. Maybe we have to be a bit cleverer but at the same time we’re full-bloodied and we wear our hearts on our sleeve.”

Burnley boss Sean Dyche was stunned that Muniesa was only booked for the foul, and it was a decision that left former Brentford striker Gray bemused as well.

“I thought he should have gone off, especially after the referee pulled it back and I still had a chance to get a shot off,” Gray said.

“I think Scotty (Arfield) was in as well. It’s frustrating. He’s got to let us play on and then book him or stop play and send him off. He said that he thought that there was a covering player but if I’m not pulled back then nobody gets back. It’s one of those things.

“It was a weird one. If he was only going to give him a yellow we had the advantage and still had the chance to get a shot off or play somebody in.”

The Clarets have now lost five of their six Premier League away games this season, with just one point to show for their efforts on the road.

But Gray, who returned to the starting line-up on Saturday for the first time since the draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford, believes the display in the Potteries was an improvement and it is a matter of time before Burnley’s fortunes change.

“It was a step forward,” Gray added. “That was the main thing the gaffer said - getting back to ourselves away from home. We’ve shown it at home but our away form hasn’t been the best.

“We put a shift in and put ourselves about. That was the main thing and if we keep doing that then the results will come.

“I think we started really well, obviously the two goals were sloppy and the first one was a bit lucky with the finish. I think we stuck to the plan and did well but we just couldn’t get the break.”