Chris Wilder makes an FA Cup pledge ahead of Sheffield United's trip to Reading

Chris Wilder has promised that Sheffield United will ‘attack’ their FA Cup tie at Reading next week as they look to book a quarter-final slot.

United travel to the Madejski Stadium after beating Millwall in the last round at The Den.

Chris Wilder manager of Sheffield Utd - Simon Bellis/Sportimageplaceholder image
Chris Wilder manager of Sheffield Utd - Simon Bellis/Sportimage | JPIMedia

A win over the Royals will put them into the last eight of the FA Cup - a competition they have not won since 1925.

Their last appearance in a final came in 1936.

Wilder’s men are seventh in the table but only a point behind Manchester United in fifth - which could be the last Champions League spot.

And Wilder said: “We are after more. We have got some fantastic games coming up and a tough FA Cup cup tie that we will go and attack.

“We are in a groove, we are in a good place, the club is in a good place. I have to make sure this continues.”

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