Sheffield United celebrate after winning the Pontins League Cup at Bramall Lane. Players, back row: Gareth Taylor, Ville Lehtinen, Jon O'Connor, Kevin Davies, Leigh Walker, Curtis Woodhouse, Michael Vonk, Tri Dellas. Front row, L-R: Mark Beard, Lee Morris, Ryan Ludlam, Paul Burke, Adam BurleySheffield United celebrate after winning the Pontins League Cup at Bramall Lane. Players, back row: Gareth Taylor, Ville Lehtinen, Jon O'Connor, Kevin Davies, Leigh Walker, Curtis Woodhouse, Michael Vonk, Tri Dellas. Front row, L-R: Mark Beard, Lee Morris, Ryan Ludlam, Paul Burke, Adam Burley
Sheffield United celebrate after winning the Pontins League Cup at Bramall Lane. Players, back row: Gareth Taylor, Ville Lehtinen, Jon O'Connor, Kevin Davies, Leigh Walker, Curtis Woodhouse, Michael Vonk, Tri Dellas. Front row, L-R: Mark Beard, Lee Morris, Ryan Ludlam, Paul Burke, Adam Burley

Million-pound players and European champions - What happened to Sheffield United's reserve cup-winning team of 1998?

At the time, some of them were tipped as the brightest young talents to come out of the Sheffield United academy in a long time.

United's class of 1998 didn't quite hit the heights of Manchester United's '92 vintage, but it still contained two players who moved to the Premier League for millions and one who made history at the 2004 European Championships.

United's 1998 reserves won the Pontin's League Cup, beating neighbours Rotherham United at Bramall Lane and The Star took a look at where their careers took them from there...

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