Burnley boss Scott Parker was pleased with the way his team managed the game in their 2-0 victory at Sheffield United.
Goals from Josh Brownhill and Zian Flemming earned the Clarets an impressive win.
Parker said: “It was a really solid, good away performance. It was a well-worked (first) goal and then the second probably comes at a good moment as well, really.
“Then the longer the game went on, I thought we looked a real threat. We looked rock solid, which has been a real key factor for us this year.
“So, overall, a tough place to come and coming here with a full intensity, getting three points.
“I thought we managed the game really well. Even the first half, they had control without really, really hurting us. I knew that maybe there would be a threat in wide areas. We dealt with that very, very well.
“This is a very, very young group in development. They are facing things very different from one week to the next. They stand up to the challenges of what they’re facing and they’re doing very well.
“There’s still loads and loads of work to be done. We need to stay focused, keep grinding out results and keep improving like we are.
“I still see loads of improvement in this team. I still see facets of this team where we could be so much better and that’s a real positive for me.”
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder was critical of the officiating.
He said: “I’m obviously disappointed about the result. This was always going to be a tight game, which it obviously turned out to be.
“Burnley are going well, just as well as we are. First half, coming at half-time, I didn’t think there was anything in the game.
“We had enough opportunities to find our little bit that would nudge us in front, but I always thought it was going to be a tight game.
“We didn’t get the press right for their opening goal, but first half I thought we edged a tight game.
“Second half, in the first 10 minutes, we were really on top and against the run of play we concede through a massive deflection. The lead up to it is ridiculous. It’s absolutely ridiculous.
“They get awarded a free-kick on the edge of our box and ours is exactly (the same), if not worse, on the edge of their box. Callum O’Hare just gets absolutely wiped out. That would have possibly been a second yellow and a red card.
“That decision just sort of painted the picture of what that was about and then all of a sudden everything gets blown up. Every decision after that, every 50-50 or a nudge or anything gets flagged up.”
