Ince: I never

grips again when Burnley come to the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday.

Ince explained of his goal: “It’s been a long time coming because I’ve been trying and trying and trying and, if that one hadn’t gone in, I was never going to score!

“But luckily it hit the back of the net and now that’s off my back.

“I never lost faith in my ability to score goals. I always felt I just had to keep getting myself in the right positions to score and try and create things.

“I knew it was important to not go away from my game and doing the things I know I’m good at.

“And now the first one has gone in hopefully that will give me a lot more confidence to keep going, to keep trying to score goals for this team and to keep picking up points.”

Ince, who previously played in the Premier League when he was at Crystal Palace (on loan) and Hull City, has rarely failed to put his head above the parapet for boss Wagner, putting in the hard yards both in matches and on the PPG Canalside training ground.

Mindful of his need to register a goal, Ince added: “I know first and foremost you have to work hard for the team and put in the graft for our fans.

“I know this club paid a lot of money to bring me here and, as a player like me, you want to showcase what you are capable of, playing in the Premier League and showing you are capable of being involved in this team.

“I know I’ve had to work hard, to grind it out and do defensive shifts and, maybe as a forward player, you can get a bit downhearted about not scoring or not being able to create a lot of chances.

“But I always had belief those chances would come and I