EDDIE Howe says he and fellow elite English managers must prove they are "good enough" to manage in the Premier League to "change perceptions" of homegrown bosses.

It is 25 years since an Englishman won the title in this country – Howard Wilkinson with Leeds in 1992. And former national team boss Steve McClaren, who won the Dutch championship with FC Twente seven years ago, claimed this week that English managers had a "bad image" among their foreign counterparts.

But speaking ahead of his clash with countryman Sean Dyche's Burnley at Vitality Stadium tomorrow (3pm), Howe accepted he and his five fellow English Premier League bosses had a responsibility to show they were a match for their foreign adversaries.

He told the Daily Echo: "It’s a long time since an English manager has won the Premier League. That’s something I’d certainly like to change in the future.

"But I think it’s up to us guys who get an opportunity in the Premier League to make a success of the job. And to prove we are good enough.

"You have to do the job as well as you can to change perceptions, so, hopefully, we can do that.

"A lot of foreign managers have been recruited into the Premier League, which I think is great for the profile of the league and quality of the teams – and the quality of coaching has improved because of them.

"I have no problem with the best coming in, because I think that’s what the Premier League stands for. The challenge, then, is for everyone else to grow with it and try to adapt to the demands.

"I consider myself in the group having to prove we are good enough to manage in the Premier League."

Howe went on his latest fact-finding mission this week, spending time watching La Liga outfit Real Sociedad at work, following previous trips to other foreign clubs, including Sociedad's fellow Basque giants Athletic Bilbao, and Italian pair Fiorentina and Empoli.

"I like to experience something different every year." said Howe. "A different league, culture, way of training and developing players.

"It is good to see how other teams work and I was very impressed by them. I wouldn’t know how English managers are viewed abroad. I go out there to watch and listen, and to speak to people and develop relationships.

"I hope it's not another 25 years before an English manager wins the league. I want the English national team to be successful and I'd like an Englishman to lead them to those successes.

"That means you need good coaches and managers."

Howe, meanwhile, insists his team will not lack motivation for the meeting with Burnley.

"There's an internal drive in anybody connected with football that you want to win any game... it's your personal will to be the best you can be," said the Cherries boss, who revealed Dan Gosling was in contention to play following a calf injury.

Benik Afobe's hamstring injury keeps him out, while Cherries are monitoring Ryan Fraser's troublesome Achilles.