"I love that. 'They only do that, they only do this’ – fair enough.

Dyche was in ebullient form after this victory, although even before kick-off he was hardly giving off the air of a man under pressure.

Asked how he spends his time before kick-off, he replied: “I’ve got hours in there. I send text messages, play Candy Crush. The planning’s done by the time I sit in the dressing room. If you’re planning then, you ain’t doing your job right. So I just sit there quite relaxed actually.

"I used to play Candy Crush and I was like at level a million but then I changed my phone and it went back to the beginning. I was devo!”

This was Burnley's third away win in five and it has left them just three points off sixth. With news of Manchester City’s impending Uefa ban, competition for places in Europe has really opened up, though Dyche was quick to play down talk of the Europa League.

“Four games ago we were getting questioned as if it was all trouble and we were all doomed. I can assure you I’ve been in the Premier League long enough to know the ups and downs of it.”

Burnley took the lead when Ashley Westwood's corner somehow drifted straight in, and while they were pegged back by Danny Ings’ 18th goal of the season, Matej Vydra's brilliant second-half winner proved decisive.

Dyche's generosity of mood also extended to Ings, a player he managed at Burnley, where he scored 43 times. Dyche believes his current record makes him worthy of England consideration.

“He’s been ever so unlucky with injuries. It’s taken him a long time to find that true form but that’s the kind of form he was in when he was with us. It’s up to Gareth (Southgate) but he’s certainly laying a marker down with his goals. There were pockets of sharpness hear where he looked alive and his goal was a great goal. I think Gareth has shown he is quite open to players so it will be interesting to see.”