Sheffield United's Manager Kevin Blackwell gestures to unseen players during the Championship Play-off Final football match against Burnley at Wembley Stadium in London on May 25, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNISSheffield United's Manager Kevin Blackwell gestures to unseen players during the Championship Play-off Final football match against Burnley at Wembley Stadium in London on May 25, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS
Sheffield United's Manager Kevin Blackwell gestures to unseen players during the Championship Play-off Final football match against Burnley at Wembley Stadium in London on May 25, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS

A £53m move, Usain Bolt's coach and looking for a club: Whatever happened to Sheffield United's squad from the 2009 Championship play-off final defeat to Burnley?

No matter what happens tomorrow evening, when Sheffield United take on Burnley in the Carabao Cup, it will not be as painful as the Blades’ defeat to the Clarets in the 2009 Championship play-off final at Wembley.

Eleven years on, what happened to the Blades’ squad from that fateful day at Wembley? Let’s take a look…

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