Nigel Pearson was keen to look at the bigger picture and praise his players after they narrowly fell short against Premier League hopefuls for the second time in four days.
The City manager had no complaints about his players' application and admits the last two results and performances are a fair reflection of where his side are at this season as they head into the international break one point adrift of the play-offs.
Burnley threatened to give the visitors a long afternoon when Manuel Benson fired in the opening goal after just four minutes after he was given the freedom of Turf Moor to surge forward and get his strike away.
