CARLOS CARVALHAL’S VIEW...

CARLOS Carvalhal insists Swansea City have got their heads out of water are swimming to safety after his incredible survival mission continued yesterday.

Carvalhal arrived at the Liberty with the Swans five points adrift at the bottom of the table, picking up just 13 points from 20 Premier League games.

It had seen many predict Swansea were already doomed and destined to sink to the Championship – only for the former Sheffield Wednesday boss to instigate an astonishing turnaround that continued with a 1-0 win over Burnley.

Ki Sung-yueng’s goal nine minutes from time made it 14 points from just seven league games in charge under the Portuguese, sending them to 15th in the table and allowing fans to dream of another ‘Great Escape’.

And Carvalhal – continuing his reputation for being a master of the metaphor – insisted that Swansea have managed to get their head up to see their way out of difficult waters.

He said: “When we arrived we were deep in the ocean, where it is very dark and just stones, no fishes. We couldn’t see anything.

“After we started winning, after the big games against Arsenal and Liverpool, we had only just got our noses out of the water to breathe. Last week was the first time we smelled the fresh air.

“In this moment we are maybe starting to swim a little. We can now look to the coast, we know the direction to swim to achieve what we want. It is important, but to start the swim and to get to the coast is very difficult and there is a long way to go before we get there.”

Carvalhal has certainly given his side a great chance of reaching the sands of safety, rewarded for his ambition to try and break Burnley down.

In a tight contest, Carvalhal threw on record £18m signing Andre Ayew for his second debut, as well as loan striker Tammy Abraham, the attacking options paying dividend when the pressure told with Ki’s strike.