Newcastle United defender Dan Burn is looking forward to his Fulham reunion this weekend – having told Talksport that he loved his time at Craven Cottage.

The towering centre half, whose first goal for his boyhood club set them on their way to a place in the last four of the League Cup in midweek, played 69 games for the Whites after signing from Darlington in July 2011. His league debut came in a famous 2-2 draw at Manchester United, where he headed away the majority of the home side’s 81 crosses.

Burn, who was released by Slavisa Jokanovic in 2016, told the radio station:

“I loved it, especially at the start because it was a dream come true to get a Premier League move at the age that I was. It was crazy being around Premier League players when I’d been in the Conference and stuff. I still know a few people there and we’ve been sharing messages and stuff so it will be nice to see them on Sunday.”