The Clarets are another side that we don't have a good record against in the recent past and Monday night was not one where we were going to take all three points.
Putting the result to one side, there were areas on the pitch that we can feel thoroughly satisfied with the performances. I for one have been a critic of Richard Keogh during his spells of indifferent form. This season his form has been good and against Burnley he was the standout player on the pitch. Keogh thoroughly deserving his man of the match award from the television company.
Cyrus Christie had his best game since early last season and credit where it's due as he did struggle during last seasons run in.
Bradley Johnson showed us some glimpses of what he's capable of. It's early days for our record signing, but two exceptional passes stick out in the memories of last nights game.
Johnny Russell yet again ran his legs off! However, what was disappointing was the lack of goals. Make no mistake though we were against a very good side who no doubt will be up there at the end of the season.
I felt that Tom Ince was missed on the right, but Andreas Weimann is not a Right Wonger. To be honest I'm struggling to work out where he fits in a 4-3-3 formation. To me he looks more like a second striker and I'm not sure that we can be very effective playing 4-4-2.
We head out on to the road again this Saturday as we travel to Milton Keynes to play the Dons. We must come away with three points and a good performance now! Now is the time to get this season really moving.
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