Vincent Kompany believes his tabletopping Burnley side and Sunderland share similar attacking 'DNA' as the teams prepare to go head-to-head at Turf Moor tomorrow. The Black Cats travel to Lancashire to take on the Clarets tomorrow evening, with Kompany's men 13 points clear at the top of the table closing in on securing an immediate return to the Premier League following relegation last season.
Burnley are the Championship's top scorers with their 74-goal haul meaning they average two goals per game. Tony Mowbray's Sunderland have made a name for themselves as an attacking side and have scored 53 goals in their 38 games, which is a tally beaten only by the top three sides in the division - Burnley, Middlesbrough (69) and Sheffield United (58).
And former Manchester City and Belgium star Kompany says there are parallels between the attacking styles of the two teams. "I think if football was a language, then I think we speak a similar language in terms of being from a similar family of where there's many things they do that for me, I think the threat of the wingers is something similar," he said.
