Whisper it quietly but the rewilding of Sheffield United may just have started. “Chrissy Wilder, he’s one of our own,” rang out from the Kop as the Premier League’s bottom team followed up Wednesday’s competitive performance against Liverpool with the first victory of their returning hero’s latest reign.
In a game low on quality but high on resilience, two fatigued teams were divided by James McAtee’s sumptuous first goal in the Premier League, in first-half stoppage time, and the added belief that the lead and the manager’s return yielded.
