Sean Dyche laughs off Pep Guardiola's grass moan

Sean Dyche laughed off Pep Guardiola’s complaint that the Turf Moor grass was too long, after Manchester City’s 2-0 win at Burnley.
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City went back to the top of the Premier League table after Liverpool had briefly leapfrogged them by virtue of beating Watford 2-0 at Anfield in the lunchtime kick-off.

However, Guardiola was moved to say: "The pitch was so difficult because the grass was high, no water and everything was so slow.

"But we did well and won the game."

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Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England on April 2, 2022. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
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Rules stipulate that grass must not exceed 30mm in length for Premier League matches (1.18 inches) and is checked by officials before a game.

And Dyche responded: “No, we have had that before I think with Mikel Arteta.

"The standard they set is 30ml I think, you can ask the groundsman as I am not that interested.

"I think we are about 28ml so next game maybe we will grow it to 30ml so we are dead on! There is nothing in that!”