Manchester City loss was ‘one that got away’, says Burnley boss Dyche

Burnley boss Sean Dyche felt his side’s narrow 2-1 defeat at title hopefuls Manchester City on Monday was‘one that got away’.

Pep Guardiola’s side took a 2-0 lead over the Lancashire outfit through Gael Clichy and Sergio Aguero, despite having Brazilian Fernandinho dismissed for a two-footed challenge in the first half.

Ben Mee pulled one back for Burnley 20 minutes from time, and despite applying late pressure, the visitors could not force an equaliser.

Dyche praised his side’s efforts, but lamented a ‘loss of focus’ which he believes led to the defeat.

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“I think it’s the one that got away today and that’s unfortunate,” he said.

“It’s tough to come to these places and it was a strange affair because 11 v 11 I felt we looked strong.

“They went down to 10 men and that put us off kilter a little bit before half time.

“They made two changes at half time and that definitely affected the game and we kind of lost the feel of the game.

“There was no lack of will or demand, we just lost our focus. But equally you have to give them credit because the two changes they made were strong.

“We came away from what we do and that allowed them the chance to get into the game.”