Scott Parker wanted to see his Burnley side take a step forward in their displays against the league’s biggest and best sides when they face Arsenal at the weekend.Read MoreJosh Laurent makes Burnley pledge after defeat to table-toppers ArsenalFor the first 10 minutes, the early signs were positive – as the Clarets took the game to the table-topping Gunners and looked to put them under pressure.That was a different approach to the one taken against Liverpool in September, where Parker’s side opted to sit deep on the edge of their box and defend for their lives.While it nearly worked, with Liverpool only snatching victory with a stoppage-time penalty, playing that way is unlikely to bring about positive results in the longer-term.When asked how difficult it is to find a way past Arsenal, Parker replied: “Well, it's very, very difficult. There's many a team that have had their struggles against them.“For us, large elements of what we wanted to do was to try and get some sort of control and have an improvement on when we've played top sides like Liverpool and like Man Utd. Can we get a certain control here while also being a threat?Scott Parker thanks the Burnley fans at full time following the 2-0 defeat to Arsenal. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard“But they're just a very, very good team. They're a team that I believe have every single ingredient to go and win the league this year.“In every facet of their game, defensively, attacking-wise, set plays, they're a top, top team and we just fell a little bit short.”The Burnley Express has launched a new WhatsApp channel to bring the latest news, analysis and team & injury updates directly to your phone. Simply click this link to join our Burnley Express WhatsApp channel.While Burnley paid special attention to set-pieces during the build-up to Saturday’s game, they were undone by a Declan Rice corner after just 10 minutes.Parker, however, admits there’s not a great deal you can do when the delivery and execution is simply that good.“It’s evident if you don’t have those players [in training],” he said. “And you definitely don’t score as many as Arsenal score.“It’s not just down to those two players either [Rice and Gabriel, who won the header]. You've got a delivery taker that every single time you ask it to be put back post and the runs will be there, it goes back post. You ask it to be put front post and the runs are there, it gets put there.“You've then also got the other element of the timing of the runs, the physicality of the runs and they're extremely good at it.“Other than the natural talent of what they have, and the willingness to go and attack the ball, sometimes it's difficult.”Continue Reading