SEAN Dyche says Burnley’s shock win over champions Manchester City will only go down in the club’s history books if it leads to Premier League survival at the end of the season.

The Clarets’ victory over Manchester United in their previous Premier League campaign five seasons ago went down in Burnley folklore.

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George Boyd’s superb goal on Saturday evening ensured that the reigning champions, this time Manchester City, were defeated once more at Turf Moor.

But Dyche’s focus was on Burnley’s attempts to beat the drop, rather than about whether the Clarets had just created another little bit of club history.

“I have no interest in any of that, just if it means at the end of the season we’ve got the job done,” he said.

“The result reinforces all the good things we do as a group.

“It’s the rewards for the will, demand and quality, the organisation, all those things.

“I think it was deserved overall, we edged it. It was a close game, why wouldn’t it be against players of that calibre?

“But we are delighted with the outcome and the performance.

“All the details were done properly and correctly, no need for fortune or luck.

“It encapsulated all our hard work, concentration and focus we put on the details, but also I think the players are improving, growing and learning at this level.

“This reinforces all the good work that is done.”

Dyche felt there were superb performances from everyone in his Clarets side, as they continued their run of eight successive fixtures against teams in the top half of the table.

He also praised Boyd for his brilliantly struck winning goal.

“It’s a magnificent strike,” said the Burnley boss. “He’s got that, we know that, it was a clean strike and a fantastic technical strike.

“I think a lot is made of this tough run of games we’re on, and we know that, we’re honest with ourselves and the players.

“These are the challenges we wanted. It’s not just the crowd and the town, it’s not about the money, we want the challenge.

“No-one knows where it will end up still. Just because we got a great result there’s no guarantees for the next one, and we will have to be ready.”

Dyche admitted that the Clarets may have had a slight amount of fortune though as referee Andre Marriner waved away late penalty appeals as Pablo Zabaleta went down under Ben Mee’s challenge.

“If there’s balance over a season, maybe that’s it,” he said.

“We’ve had ones which haven’t been given.

“They felt it was a penalty. If it was, it’s good fortune for us on this occasion.”

Burnley fans were left upset by a studs up challenge by Sergio Aguero on Michael Duff early in the second half, weeks after Ashley Barnes was widely criticised for an incident involving Nemanja Matic at Chelsea.

Dyche refused to condemn Aguero but did stress the need for incidents to be reviewed after matches.

“I think referees have a really tough job, tougher than ever,” he said.

“The level of simulation I’ve seen in the Premier League is unbelievable. I personally believe in retrospective banning.

“But that’s nothing against Aguero, just generalising about the situation.”