SEAN Dyche described Burnley's performance at Anfield to earn a draw with Liverpool as 'excellent'.

The Clarets produced another sterling defensive effort to claim a 1-1 draw with Jurgen Klopp's side, despite the hosts racking up 35 shots at goal.

The only one that went in was Mohamed Salah's drive, which cancelled out Scott Arfield's opener for the Clarets.

"You've got to defend well in the Premier League, but especially at these places," Dyche said.

“I can assure you our game plan wasn't to come here and keep the ball all game, it ain't going to happen here, they're going to have lots of the ball and efforts, but if you keep them as far out as we did, it's much harder to score from 30 yards than six.

“I felt we did that well, our shape was good, our defensive unit was excellent, other than getting caught very square for their goal from a long ball - the irony of that.

“But that was it, I felt we were excellent."

Burnley now have five points from away games at Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool, having taken just seven points on the road last season, but Dyche turned a lot of the praise for that improvement on to his players.

"I think it's what the players have done, not just me, I have to guide them, my coaches work with them, but the players are learning about the Premier League," he said.

"The players who are developing with the club, every year you stay in the Premier League, it's almost subliminal, you just fell more at ease and have more belief.

“There are challenges along the way, we’re not naive, we've had a healthy start and there's work to be done, but there has been adjustments made.

“There's some tactical bits and bobs we've changed, the three in midfield, but that comes down to the players we've signed and what suits the group."

Burnley had their chances at Anfield, particularly late on when Ben Mee twice came close to scoring from Robbie Brady corners, an area Dyche said his team had worked on in the week.

“We knew we had to be resolute within our shape, cover a lot of ground and make it uncomfortable for them, and the best way of doing that is, what everyone tells you, they're having a tough time with set pieces, and we felt that would be important, and we had two cleared off the line," the Clarets chief said.

"Therefore our planning was right, to take that seriously.

"You won't out football them, so it's our job to get points and wins.

"People can decide on brands, long balls, short balls, all they want. But my job is to allow this team the best opportunity to be successful."

Nick Pope made his first Premier League start in goal for Burnley and made numerous saves, although most of them were relatively comfortable.

"I must say, I think a lot of the stuff was good basics, our defensive unit in front of him was excellent," Dyche said.

"Then, when the moment of truth came, he delivered two fantastic saves.

"We believe in the players we work with, and he's another one like that."