'Model professional' - Sheffield United star hails in-form striker and "fantastic" partner

Both forwards reached the nine-goal mark for the season against Vincent Kompany's side, Ndiaye boosting his World Cup hopes with a close-range finish to make it 1-1 before McBurnie's brace first dragged United level again at 2-2, before capping a remarkable afternoon with the fifth.

The pair also combined last weekend at West Brom to seal a 2-0 win before Ndiaye's winner in midweek at Bristol City. And Baldock admitted: "It makes our lives a lot easier. Sometimes with Iliman, I'm standing on the pitch admiring him. I'm running out of words to describe the lad.

Blades player ratings after they run riot over league leaders at Lane

"He's a fantastic pro and one of the hardest workers I've come across. Such a down to earth lad. And Oli is such a popular lad, everyone stood by him and I think he deserves great credit. The attitude he's shown this year, hitting the gym all the time ... he's been a model professional and the results are showing.

"He looks like he's going to score every week and that's the sign of a great striker. But not just that though, we've got other strikers. Billy [Sharp] is the top goalscorer in the Championship, Reda [Khadra] didn't get on today. We've got an abundance of attacking flair and it makes our lives a lot easier."

Blades fans United pay emotional tribute to fan stabbed to death at work