United were also indebted to goalkeeper Wes Foderingham for ensuring that the scoreline was not far, far worse as he made a number of impressive saves to prevent the scoreline being even worse.
United actually took the lead in the game, Sander Berge heading home a good cross from Conor Hourihane.
But a poor goal to concede helped City get back on level terms, and things only went downhill from there from a Blades perspective.
They were perhaps fortunate to go in at half-time level, but City begun the second half as they had ended the first and ran out convincing winners, with Callum O’Hare particularly influential and Viktor Gyokeres giving United’s defenders an afternoon they’ll want to quickly forget.
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But a poor goal to concede helped City get back on level terms, and things only went downhill from there from a Blades perspective.