Sean Dyche believes Aaron Lennon is enjoying life at Burnley

Lennon had come off the bench at Newcastle for his debut in midweek before being handed a starting role against Premier League leaders Manchester City.

The 30-year-old was one of Burnley's star men as the Clarets claimed a fine point and he was particularly impressive in the second half when he saw switched on to the right wing.

He had started on the left with Johann Berg Gudmundsson on the right, but Dyche swapped the two at the break and they both improved in the second half.

And Dyche said of his new signing: "I'm really pleased. It was a tough to get on the ball in the first half, then we made the tactical switch to change wings and that was affective and he grew into the game more."

Dyche believes Lennon will continue to improve as he settles into the demands of life at Burnley, but believes the mentality in the squad can only help new additions hit the ground running.

"He will grow, but not physically, as he is more used to what we are about. I think for him to get his first start in a big game like that is good," Dyche said of the former Everton winger.

"I think he is enjoying it and why would you not? It’s a fantastic group of players who will give you everything. That’s a great start point as a manager."

Lennon certainly bought into the workrate requirement on his first start for the club, diligently tracking his runners and forming an extra line of defence when required.

That was summed up in the second half when he tracked Danilo back to his own penalty area and eventually won his side a goal-kick, although Dyche insists players have no option but to put the hard work in against City.

"You have no choice against them," he said. "Every player on the pitch has to work defensively. I don’t think there is any team, certainly not outside the top six, who cannot afford it because they keep the ball so well."

Lennon's change of wings at the break also meant a switch for Johann Berg Gudmundsson. The Iceland winger has started on the right in every game he's featured in this season but he was asked to move out to the left in the second half.

That saw a right-footed winger playing on the right and a left-footed winger playing on the left but both Lennon and Gudmundsson provided a more attacking threat after the break, with Lennon causing Danilo problems and Gudmundsson's direct approach serving the Clarets well, including when he helped tee up Lennon for his shot that Ederson turned onto the bar.

While he has been a presence for Burnley on the right Gudmundsson insists he can operate on the left as well, just as Lennon can play either side, and he believes that versatility could prove to be a valuable weapon for Burnley.

“It changed the feeling a bit," the 27-year-old said of the switch.

"Aaron can play on both wings and I can play on both wings so it’s good to have that in the locker. The last 20 minutes we did really well."