Gary Neville complimented Thomas Tuchel after the Chelsea manager declared himself unhappy after Roman Abramovich chants ruined a show of solidarity with Ukraine at Turf Moor on Saturday.
The chants could be heard from the away end of during the minute's applause before kick-off, with the chants from away fans leading to boos from Burnley supporters.
Controversy surrounding Abramovich's links to Russian President Vladimir Putin have made his position as owner untenable and the 55-year-old has confirmed he will be looking to sell the club.
Tuchel's side went on to win comfortably with Reece James opening the scoring before a brace from Kai Havertz put the tie beyond any doubt.
Christian Pulisic was gifted a fourth after a disastrous attempted interception from James Tarkowski left the American with little more to do than fire beyond Nick Pope between the Burnley sticks.
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However, after the game Tuchel was faced with questions over the chants and did not hold back in his response.
"It's not the moment to do this," the Chelsea manager told reporters who he had previously lambasted for asking him questions on Abramovich.
"Listen, if we show solidarity we show solidarity and we should do it together. We take the knee together and if an important person from our club or another club unfortunately dies, we show a minute of respect.
"It's not the moment to give other messages. It's the moment to show respect.
"We do this because this is what we are also as a club. We show respect as a club and we need our fans to commit to this minute of applause.
"At this moment, we do it for Ukraine and there is no second opinion about the situation there. They have our thoughts and our support.
"We should stand together as a club. It's not the moment for other messages."
Tuchel's strong statement was met with praise and unanimous agreement as Neville and Gary Lineker both took to Twitter to engage with the Blues boss' comments.
Neville wrote: "He's a good bloke Tuchel", while Lineker added: "Absolutely."
When the time came to reflect on the performance delivered by his side, Tuchel appeared to suggest his players were not distracted by the ongoing Abramovich-saga.
"We were very impressive and I am very happy because it shows the character and that the guys have what it takes to play for Chelsea.
"They are focussed and obviously we have an atmosphere where they can still focus on football, which is good."
Chelsea's win extends the gap between themselves and nearest rivals Manchester United to six points, with the Red Devils having played one game more.
