This was never going to be an occasion which defined Sheffield United’s Premier League survival hopes but, on the night one of their favourite sons returned to the Bramall Lane dugout, it felt like the beginning of something on which to build.
Victory against a Liverpool side front and centre of the title race never felt remotely likely four days after the 5-0 humiliation at Burnley in a game that resulted in Paul Heckingbottom’s sacking. Yes, the end result was the one most expected, with goals from Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai moving Liverpool back to within two points of the leaders, Arsenal. But the manner of the display from the league’s bottom side will have given all those associated with the Blades, Chris Wilder chief among them, hope.
Continue reading…This was never going to be an occasion which defined Sheffield United’s Premier League survival hopes but, on the night one of their favourite sons returned to the Bramall Lane dugout, it felt like the beginning of something on which to build.Victory against a Liverpool side front and centre of the title race never felt remotely likely four days after the 5-0 humiliation at Burnley in a game that resulted in Paul Heckingbottom’s sacking. Yes, the end result was the one most expected, with goals from Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai moving Liverpool back to within two points of the leaders, Arsenal. But the manner of the display from the league’s bottom side will have given all those associated with the Blades, Chris Wilder chief among them, hope. Continue reading…
