Presuming Chris Wilder isn’t telling us all fibs, then Sheffield United head to West Yorkshire to face Leeds United on Friday night with an almost clean bill of health - or at least no changes since the match against Luton Town before the latest momentum-busting international break.
Back then, Jack Robinson had taken a place on the bench having suffered injury this season so far and durin the week he added a few minutes under his belt when playing a part in the under-21s win over Sheffield Wednesday at Bramall Lane. The only other long term absentee is Tom Davies, so in predicting the starting XI for this upcoming fixture, we have a lot to pick from.
Wilder barely changed his starting XI for about five or six games before shaking things up a little just before the break. He’s got options again and so do we so here’s who we picked to take on Leeds United.
5. Harrison Burrows
Was left out of the team against Luton as Wilder suffled the pack a little but he remains the first choice left-back at this stage. Will have to maintain his good form though with Rhys Norrington-Davies almost at full fitness and Sam McCallum doing well last time out | Sportimage
6. Vinicius Souza
We're still only just in redemption mode at this stage but it shouldn't be long before any of the negative vibes are completely forgotten about. Superb so far this season | Getty Images
7. Oliver Arblaster
The stand-in skipper is another whose name is quickly on the teamsheet. Makes the Blades tick with his box-to-box energy | Sportimage
8. Jesuran Rak-Sakyi
Because I'm so fickle. Before the Luton game, I'd have started Andre Brooks - even with the desperate finishing - but now, Rak-Sakyi is the best winger in the Championship. Superb in the last game and in fairness had been building up to that a bit, week-by-week | Ian Hodgson/PA Wire