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Sean Dyche says Burnley's Liverpool defeat was tough to take

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Sean Dyche says Burnley's 2-1 defeat against Liverpool was extremely hard to take after the mentality his side showed throughout

Sean Dyche was disappointed Burnley couldn't get anything from the game after they let a lead slip to lose 2-1 against Liverpool at Anfield.

Ashley Barnes fired the Clarets in front early on in the Premier League clash on Sunday, but Liverpool struck back with goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Emre Can to win the game.

"It's a tough one to take," Burnley boss Sean Dyche told Sky Sports. "We came here with a good gameplan and a firm mentality and scored a sublime goal, but then they scored with their first shot on target. They got a bit lucky with the bounce off Ben Mee and it lands to [Wijnaldum].

"We maintained a good standard in the second half, then they got a soft goal from distance by our standards, but we responded well and created one or two really good chances late on and limited them to very few.

"I said before the game that possession doesn't win games and goals do, but unfortunately we were on the wrong side of it and maybe a little bit unjustly. We deserved something from the game with the performance."

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Liverpool 2-1 Burnley

Burnley are still yet to win a game away from home in the Premier League this season, but Dyche insists his side aren't feeling the pressure to end that run.

"[My players] had to take a lot of questions over this away run, but we're managing that well," he said.

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"There was a response because last week we felt aggrieved to lose the game [against Swansea], but sometimes you take a blow and you have to bounce back. There was a good resilience to the side mentally today.

"We know what we're about, we're in good shape in the Premier League and we're giving a good account of ourselves."

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