Cort has made five appearances since joining Burnley from Stoke for �1.5m

Burnley defender Leon Cort says every player in the Clarets squad needs to take responsibility for the club's poor form away from Turf Moor.

The Clarets have only picked up one point on the road this season and Cort is aware Saturday's trip to Arsenal adds further pressure.

"You start defending from the front," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"When we go a goal down we seem to lose our shape but we have to believe we can get back in the game straight away."

Burnley's only away point came in a 3-3 draw with Manchester City in November.

They also impressed with their first-half performance against Carling Cup finalists Aston Villa, despite eventually going on to concede four second-half goals in a 5-2 defeat.

No-one in the country probably believes we can go there and get something, but we have to believe we can Burnley defender Leon Cort

But Cort accepts they face a daunting task at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

"They're one of the best teams in the world," he said.

"They got a great result against Stoke last week and they'll want to carry that on.

"But a lot of the lads are still confident that we can stay up and Saturday's game is a chance to prove a lot of people wrong.

"No-one in the country probably believes we can go there and get something, but we have to believe we can.

"Losing at home against Portsmouth last week was a blow but we need to change that round as soon as we can."

You can hear full commentary from the Emirates Stadium on Saturday on BBC Radio Lancashire from 1500 GMT.

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