THINGS can change quickly in football.

At 9.25pm on Wednesday night little was going right for Burnley. Injuries were mounting, deadline day was ticking away and the Clarets were behind at Newcastle.

From the depths of despair Burnley claimed a point in the north east. Sixty five hours later they could reflect on another immense show of character. Four teams have stopped Manchester City from winning in the Premier League this season and the Clarets are one of them.

Twice in four days they’ve been behind in games with 10 minutes to play. Twice they’ve avoided defeat. Nine without a win? Two unbeaten.

Burnley’s injury woes hadn’t changed since that trip to the north east. They were still without five first team starters, as well as a couple of squad men. So it was no surprise that one team only named six subs for this lunchtime feast at Turf Moor. The surprise was that it was the manager who has spent nearly £450m in 19 months rather than the one who has spent just over £100m in five-and-quarter years. Do you want to borrow a player Pep?

In fairness schadenfreude comes easily after a result like this. Burnley rode their luck at times. There was a spell early in the second half when if you’d thrown a second ball on the pitch City would have dominated that one as well. They were spellbinding at times. The Clarets make Turf Moor a small, congested playing surface for visiting teams. City made it look like an ocean of grass.

But killing this team off is easier said than done. Through gritted teeth and crossed fingers Burnley stayed in the game. They sensed their moment with a quarter to go, roaring into life to claim a point.

After a scrappy opening City had begun to dominate after around 15 minutes and midway through the first half Danilo made it count.

Burnley should have been wiser to a short corner routine that went from Kevin De Bruyne to Bernardo Silva and on to Danilo, who was given time to line up a shot from 22 yards and curl a stunning strike into the top corner.

The hosts were feeding on scraps in the first half and they were falling to Ben Mee. Jack Cork lofted a half-cleared free-kick back into the box and Mee sent a volley goalwards which Ederson turned away, before the Clarets captain headed a Johann Berg Gudmundsson corner wide.

City could have added to their advantage before the break, with Pope saving from De Bruyne after a slick move and then standing tall to keep an angled Sergio Aguero effort out.

Initially the break hadn’t changed much. Substitute Matt Lowton blocked a goalbound Aguero shot before Raheem Sterling scooped a presentable chance over the bar from eight yards. A sign of things to come.

Danilo almost produced a carbon copy of his first goal, only for Pope to tip it over this time, but as chances came and went Burnley realised they still had a pulse.

Aaron Lennon could have capped his home debut with a goal, lashing a shot goalwards from inside the area after good work from Gudmundsson and Cork only for Ederson to produce a miraculous save and touch the ball onto the bar.

It was a sign of life that should have been snuffed out minutes later. Kyle Walker’s low cross presented the ball on a plate for Sterling, three yards out with an open goal, but somehow he missed. The moment breathed even more hope into Turf Moor and the place came alive with eight minutes to go.

Gudmundsson had stolen a yard on Walker at the back post and he brilliantly side-footed home Lowton’s cross from deep. Forget the injuries, forget deadline day, savour the moment.