
Sean Dyche hopes Saturday’s defeat to Manchester City proves the right preparation for Burnley’s crucial tests against relegation rivals Everton and Norwich City in the next few days.
City struck twice in the opening 25 minutes at Turf Moor through Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan and had chances to add to that lead as they eased back to the top of the Premier League after briefly being leapfrogged by Liverpool after their 2-0 win over Watford at lunchtime.