JAY Rodriguez says Burnley can use Norwich’s Premier League story as inspiration to create another chapter in theirs.

The top flight new boys knocked the Clarets out of the FA Cup on Saturday, with Rodriguez’s classy first-half header proving nothing more than a consolation in a 4-1 defeat.

But the striker insists Burnley must use their exit from the competition as inspiration to kick-start their own promotion push.

“You look at Norwich – they were in the Championship last year and did really well to get into the Premier League, where they’re doing really well now.

“You look to teams like that and aspire to be like them,” said the 22-year-old, who was part of the Burnley squad that won promotion via the play-offs in 2009.

“They were a great side in the Championship and they’ve taken that on again in the Premier League.

“They are a difficult side to play. They work hard and play good football and score goals.

“The league’s the priority for us now. Hopefully we can keep moving up and improve our position.

“We just need to keep working hard in training during the week and make sure we make it count in the game at Middlesbrough on Saturday.”

But Rodriguez said the Clarets were smarting from their third round loss at Carrow Road, where Norwich took an early 2-0 lead.

Rodriguez pulled a goal back in the 15th minute, and Burnley were boosted when Grant Holt missed a penalty for a Charlie Austin handball before the break.

But Paul Lambert’s side struck twice in 13 second-half minutes to secure their ticket to the fourth round.

“Obviously everyone’s disapp-ointed. When we got one back at 2-0 we thought we had the momentum. But Norwich are a great side and played really well. They’ve got some great players and passed the ball quickly,” said the Burnley-born forward.

“It doesn’t help going 2-0 down, but even then we were still trying to create chances and trying to win the game.

“It was nice to get one back and we were looking then to get the equaliser and push on.

“You start to think maybe you have a chance when they missed a penalty.

“We thought it was harsh in the first place, but when the referee gives it you’ve just got to deal with it.

“Credit to Norwich, at 4-1 it wasn’t to be.”

Rodriguez added: “It’s a massive disappointment being out of the FA Cup but we can’t dwell on it too much.

“We have to look back on the defeat and try to improve on it in training ready for a big game on Saturday.”