Burnley fans were giving Robert Sanchez a bit of stick in the first few minutes of the season.

They had seen him come for a couple of high balls he did not get to and sensed he might be bit uneasy.

Little did they know they would be counting on his saves to help keep them up come the end of the campaign.

The giant Albion goalkeeper earned high marks for his ice-cool performance in the cauldron of Elland Road on Sunday.

Just as he did at home to Manchester United the previous week.

One Leeds reporter told followers, not unreasonably, that Raphinha hit the bar with his free kick in the second half.

The follow-up tweet reported: “It wasn’t the bar, it was a save. Sensational from Sanchez.”

Sanchez also made a pair of fine stops from Mateusz Klich.

The first was perhaps the best as he dived to his left to push away a shot which came through a crowd and had something of a surprise element as a corner was pulled back.

The key for the keeper, like other players, it appears has been not to over-complicate matters.

Just go for clarity in terms of what your next act will be.

Head coach Graham Potter said: “He is growing and growing all the time.

“We speak to him and to all the players a lot about just thinking about the next thing. I thought he did it well.

“He made some good saves. His distribution was good, made good decisions.

“I’m delighted with the progress he is making. He has had a strong season.

“He is only young. People forget how young he is.

“We have put some demands on him in terms of how often he has the ball and decisions he makes with the ball.

“I think you look at the one-v-one saves there is only Alisson Bekker ahead of him in the league.

“People focus too much on when it’s negative and don’t see the quality he has.”

Potter is keen to point out that many of his players have experienced proper Premier League crowds for the first time this season.

“I was on loan two years before my debut so I got used to playing with crowds,” Sanchez pointed put.

Well, yes, but the gatherings watching Forest Green and Rochdale were not really comparable with Elland Road.

And that includes the cup ties he played away to Newcastle and Manchester United.

Turf Moor on opening day was perhaps an Elland Road in miniature. They found fault as Sanchez came for those high balls without gathering them - as did the Argus.

What we did not know was the brief to the young keeper against the robust Clarets was to come out and compete when their renowned set-pieces were delivered high into the box.

He was following orders, to the satisfaction of those who coach him, and was taking some majestic catches by the end of a battling 2-1 win.