DANNY Coyne and Frank Sinclair returned to The Walkers Stadium and provided the perfect answer to any past critics.

As the former Foxes pair had their names announced to the crowd there was a notable mixed reaction among the Leicester fans, but by the end it was their own players who were being jeered after they had failed to break down a Clarets defence in which both Coyne and Sinclair had been impressive.

"I thought they both handled it well," said Clarets boss Steve Cotterill.

"In the end Danny didn't have too much work to do, but I felt that Frank was immaculate throughout.

"And we got another clean sheet. I love those clean sheets and I enjoyed that because we knew it would be tight."

And defence was key to the Clarets game-plan as they left with a point after frustrating the life out of a Leicester side who could not conjure up many openings.

"I was delighted with the point. When you travel to places like Leicester it is tough to get anything, and it was great to pick up any points," said Cotterill.

"They beat Sheffield United in the opening half hour last week, so we set about keeping them quiet in that opening spell.

"I thought that we were better in the second half, we were more creative and Jean-Louis (Valois) thought he had scored.

"But all I can do is give credit to the players.

"Not to denigrate our kids, but I had 12 players I could rely on and the 11 out on the field did the job they were asked and did it well."

And Cotterill, who was a member of the Leicester coaching staff last season, was pleased to have made a profitable return.

"Obviously having been at Leicester last season I knew full well what we were up against," said Cotterill.

"We were prepared, but we were facing a side who had just had two good wins and who were looking for nine points from their weeks work.

"I was delighted that my side didn't let that happen and it will be nice to sit down and have a few drinks with Micky (Adams) and Dave Bassett and the lads having taken a point."

And Cotterill also had a word for the Foxes' Jordan Stewart, who was sent off with 20 minutes of the match remaining after clashing with Ian Moore.

"If he caught Ian Moore, and the way the referee reacted it seemed so, then he had to go," said Cotterill.

"But I know that Jordan will not have meant it. He is not that kind of lad and he will be more upset than anybody over it."