SEAN Dyche revealed Burnley had decided to change their approach against runaway leaders Manchester City after two defeats at the Etihad this season.

The Clarets played well in trips to Manchester in the Premier League and FA Cup but were still beaten 3-0 and 4-1 by Pep Guardiola's side.

So Dyche threw caution to the wind and opted for Ashley Barnes and Sam Vokes in attack as he returned to 4-4-2 to try and unsettle City's defence.

That bold approach was rewarded when Johann Berg Gudmundsson fired home a fine late equaliser to secure Burnley a second 1-1 draw in four days.

"It's a very good point. We have lost to these twice but done quite well in the games," Dyche said.

"We had to change something and went to two up front. We wanted to go long and strong and play into their backline.

"It didn’t really work first half, I don’t think the quality going into our strikers and from wide areas was anywhere near good enough to be really effective, although we had a great chance from a set-piece.

"We stayed in it and that’s an important thing, if the game plan is not quite to how you want it you have to stay in the game and we did."

Burnley rode their luck a little early in the second half, with Raheem Sterling missing an open-goal from three yards, but Aaron Lennon also forced Ederson into a stunning save before Gudmundsson's equaliser.

"Second half, they came out and controlled it in the first 15 minutes," Dyche said. "You’ve got to be diligent and do all the ugly stuff, which our players are willing to do.

"Then we grew into the game. Their keeper makes an unbelievable save and then there is an unbelievable miss.

"That changed the feeling, the stadium erupted, everyone came with us.

"Then we played some good stuff, the quality was on show and it was a fantastic goal."

Sterling missed just moments after Lennon's shot had been turned onto the bar and having been on the back foot for most of the game the Clarets had begun to assert themselves in the final quarter.

"It was just on the turn before that (miss), five minutes before that we were finding a bit more calmness," Dyche said.

"We had settled into the game and we became a little bit more assured.

"We started getting a bit of pressure on their back four and all of a sudden they weren’t playing at as easily or as calmly.

"You have to be patient in these games, it’s almost impossible you’re going to dominate the ball against them because you’re not. You have to find a way to get something from the game and we did that."

Gudmundsson controlled a first-time half-volley from Matt Lowton's cross to earn a point, although Ederson got his hand to it.

"I couldn’t believe the keeper nearly got it," Dyche said. "I thought “my goodness, he is going to save that as well.” He is the calmest keeper I have seen. It is like having Ronald Koeman in goal.

"He gets it and spins it around the pitch all over the place, that adds to their gameplan massive because he defuses the game.

"He made two good saves, at least a good save from Ben Mee and a fantastic save from Aaron Lennon because he has hit it so clean, that’s an unbelievable save."