SEAN Dyche says Turf teamwork is behind his Championship manager of the month award.

The Burnley boss earned the February prize for winning four and drawing two to end the month top of the table after beating Bolton.

Early March wins in the derby last weekend and at Fulham on Tuesday night have stretched their winning run to five games - their longest this season.

But Dyche insists none of it would be possible if they did not work together on and off the pitch.

Of his award, the Burnley boss said: “Having had the award before I’m very pleased on behalf of the staff and the players, because what we do is a group effort.

“It’s my job to take the reins of it, but I believe whole-heartedly in what they do, so I’m really pleased for them and the supporters as well.”

Asked if it was a good time to get the prize, with two months of the season remaining, Dyche added: “I don’t overthink the award. Obviously I respect it, but you want that sort of thing at any time during the season because it means things are going well. And usually if you get more and more of them things are going ever so well.

“But I think generally I’ve been really happy with the season and how the players are performing, but obviously over the last couple of months going into January and through February and now into March we’ve been very strong, so I’ve been really pleased with that.”

And Dyche said the team’s and squad’s togetherness has been best highlighted by the run they have been on since a Boxing Day defeat at Hull City.

“Scorelines change people’s feelings and views on games, and I said after that I didn’t think there was a lot in the game. I know people were questioning my opinion of that but that’s my opinion of it, and it stays the same,” said the Burnley boss.

“I didn’t think there was a lot in that game and I spoke to Steve Bruce afterwards and he said the same.

“Just before that game we’d won 4-0.

“We were in good form and came away from that winning 4-0 again, so the signs were there that we were being strong as a team.”

Burnley trailed then leaders Hull by nine points, but go into tomorrow’s game at Huddersfield Town four points clear of Middlesbrough at the top of the Championship, after Aitor Karanka’s side lost at Rotherham, while Hull slipped to fourth following their involvement in an FA Cup fifth round replay with Arsenal.

Of Burnley’s upturn, Dyche added: “Sometimes you need that edge of luck and twist of fate as well as good play and good skill.

“We started to turn the corner as regards wins because I thought performances were generally strong, and put a real strong batch of wins together over the last couple of months.”