The Blades’ top scorer went off injured against Stoke City on Saturday but could return to face Liam Rosenior’s Tigers. Injury concerns persist over a number of United key men, however.
So here, we have a look at the rest of United’s injured players and where known, with boss Paul Heckingbottom notoriously coy about injury return dates, when we can expect to see them back in a Blades shirt…
5. Jack O’Connell
The player United fans are arguably most desperate to see pull on the shirt again, but the Blades are putting no pressure on his return. “We're well aware of how complicated the injury was and the amount of surgery he's had,” said Heckingbottom Photo: Lexy Ilsley
6. Rhian Brewster
A long-term absentee with a hamstring injury which saw him go under the knife earlier this season, but United are confident that he will play again this season – providing a late-season boost Photo: Andrew Yates
7. Oli McBurnie
Has only been seen briefly off the bench since the World Cup break ended and isn’t being included in the United matchday squad until, in Heckingbottom’s words, he is fully fit and firing. The manager confirmed today he is back in training and may return to the 18 soon Photo: Darren Staples
8. Ciaran Clark
Another absentee with a hamstring issue picked up against QPR, Heckingbottom confirmed Clark is back in training but won't make the Hull game. He recently allayed fears over the injury’s severity, insisting: “It’s not an overly massive one, but one we can’t risk and we’ll have to let him settle down.” Photo: David Klein