Sean Dyche

When Burnley travelled to Anfield to play Liverpool in January 2021, they faced opposition that had not suffered a Premier League defeat on their own ground in a 68-game run spanning almost four years. But a team led by long-serving manager Sean Dyche upset the odds to record a famous win – Burnley’s first at Anfield in almost half a century.

In the first of two exclusive Coaches’ Voice Masterclasses, Dyche looks back on the challenge facing his team, and how he masterminded such a shock result. He explains the out-of-possession tactics designed to limit the threat posed by Liverpool’s fast and expansive attacking approach, and reveals the strategy to maximise his own team’s threat, both in transition and during their admittedly rare periods of possession.

It gives a fascinating insight into the approach of a coach who knows his team is going to have significantly less possession against dangerous opponents.

Starting line-ups

LiverpoolBurnley

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Liverpool4-3-3

Burnley4-4-2

1Alisson

1Nick Pope

66Trent Alexander-Arnold

2Matt Lowton

32Joël Matip

5James Tarkowski

3Fabinho

6Ben Mee

26Andy Robertson

3Charlie Taylor

23Xherdan Shaqiri

12Robbie Brady

6Thiago

18Ashley Westwood

5Georginio Wijnaldum

8Josh Brownhill

15Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

11Dwight McNeil

27Divock Origi

9Chris Wood

10Sadio Mané

10Ashley Barnes

Author: Ali Tweedale