Sean Dyche couldn’t hide his frustration after Burnley lost to Liverpool on Sunday.
The Reds weren’t at their best at Turf Moor as they survived a number of scares against a wasteful Clarets side, with Fabinho’s first-half tap-in proving to be the difference.
The Burnley boss was pleased with his side’s performance against Jurgen Klopp’s men, but was left to rue missed opportunities in the 1-0 defeat.
“Frustrated with that one. I thought we were very good, defensively and in attack,” he told reporters.
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“There’s three chances today against this level of opposition that were big, big chances in games like today.
“Against Man [United], I thought we were excellent in the second half and we’ve taken that into today.
“(For the goal) the line in front of the box was too deep and we didn’t step out quick enough.
“(But) I said to the players it’s fantastic work ethic and the shape. I thought there were some really good performances.
“It’s a frustrating one because over the season it’s been a case of the same story.
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"We’re beginning to change our performance levels, we’ve got to change it quite obviously because once again it’s a good performance, we’ve created enough chances to certainly get something from the game but we haven’t got anything.
"That’s the killer thing that’s got to change.
“Once again we’ve played a very good side and created some golden chances and not taken them. But our performance levels have again been very good against a top-class side today.”
And Dyche believes the support from Burnley’s supporters at Turf Moor helped make life difficult for Liverpool.
“I think the fans helped, the fans were terrific,” he said.
“They’re allowing the players a chance to breathe and play. They’re supporting them without a doubt.
“That’s an important factor and the players are going out there with a belief they can go and play, be brave on the ball and be brave to go and affect the game.”
