Burnley boss Sean Dyche believes dressing-room spats between players are ' a natural occurrence ' at the highest level . Manchester City visit Turf Moor on Saturday at the end of a week where the club have been forced to play down reports that captain Vincent Kompany was dropped following a bust-up with team-mate Fernandinho . The row allegedly came at half-time during their defeat by Liverpool earlier this month , with neither player in the starting line-up for the clash with Leicester three days later . Vincent Kompany ( left ) and Fernandinho ( right ) were involved in a dressing-room row at Liverpool . But Dyche dismissed suggestions it was a good time to face City and can understand why passions occasionally run too high . He said : ' I think it 's a natural occurrence . You 've got highly-talented , highly-motivated people , all in a working environment that 's very challenging . 'Everyone wants a shirt , everyone wants to play , and also , I can only imagine , at that level you 're borderline into 25 mini companies . It 's not just players , you 're dealing with the whole shebang - PR consultants , agents , PAs , who knows what else . ' I imagine it 's like having 25 CEOs and trying to align them all with whatever the bigger picture is . There 's always going to be challenges because they 're powerful-minded people , which is why they 're at the top of the game . ' Kompany was dropped to the bench when Manchester City hosted Leicester City . Burnley are without a win in two months and sit second bottom of the Premier League table , three points from safety . But City and manager Manuel Pellegrini will certainly not underestimate the Clarets after their stunning performance at the Etihad in December , when they fought back from 2-0 down to claim a draw . Dyche said : 'They 've got some fantastic players . We experienced that once before , we gave a good performance and I think overall deserved a point out of the game . But that does n't guarantee us anything this time around . 'They 're a highly-motivated group of players , still in the hunt , still right up there , very experienced and a fantastic manager , so obviously it 's a big challenge once again . ' Kompany attempts to tackle Raheem Sterling during City 's 2-1 defeat by Liverpool . Dyche added to his squad this week with the recruitment on a three-year deal of Norwegian midfielder Fredrik Ulvestad . The Burnley boss has been keen for the club to expand their scouting network into Europe and signed 22-year-old Ulvestad after a two-week trial . The Clarets were already short in midfield before Dean Marney was ruled out for the season with a knee injury last month but Dyche insisted Ulvestad will not be rushed . 'He wanted to come in and I think it 's a good way of doing business because he gets a chance to have a look at us and we can have a look at him , and he fitted in straight away , ' said the Burnley boss . 'That was probably the key thing . Sometimes players who are with you and are not part of the group , they look not part of the group , but he fitted in seamlessly and we thought there was more to come from him , so that 's why we signed him . Burnley boss Sean Dyche can understand why passions occasionally run too high . 'At the moment it 's that cooling-off period , getting used to how we work . I do n't know that much about the Norwegian league but I know it 's not the Premier League . 'He 's been to a couple of games so he knows how we operate and how the Premier League operates . We 're looking forward to him working with us and developing further . 'We have been light in midfield but that 's not why Freddie 's come in , because if it was he 'd have to operate immediately . We think there 's more to come going forwards than right now . 'If he 's needed this season and we think he 's ready , then that 's different , but he 's only been in the building a couple of weeks , so we 'll see how he continues getting used to what it is to be here and obviously then looking at the idea of being in the first team , but there 's no rushing that situation . '
Captain Vincent Kompany had a bust-up with team-mate Fernandinho . The row allegedly came at 25-time during their defeat by Liverpool . Neither player was in starting line-up to face Leicester three days later .