Sheffield United’s squad is nowhere near as strong as boss Chris Wilder would have wanted when they kicked off their pre-season campaign, but Blades fans may get their first glimpses of new boys Jamie Shackleton and Sam McCallum in the first friendly of the summer at York City tomorrow.
Elsewhere there are question marks over United’s goalkeeping department and also the players who were widely expected to depart after relegation last season, including Vini Souza - linked with Fulham - and Anel Ahmedhodzic. A host of youngsters will make up the Blades’ squad for their first trip to the LNER Community Stadium, but who will start? We asked our man to come up with his first XI - let’s see how wrong he is...
9. Gus Hamer
United's official player of the season will be one of the best players in the Championship this season, you'd imagine, and hopefully he remains at Bramall Lane past the closure of the transfer window Photo: George Wood
10. Rhian Brewster
Choosing United's forward line was a little easier as they only have two senior strikers left after a raft of summer departures. Brewster is another with a huge season ahead and hopefully he can hit the ground running | Getty Images
11. Will Osula
After the departure of Daniel Jebbison, this could be Osula's chance to step out of his former teammate's shadow and impress Wilder and Co. while their search for forward replacements is frustrated | Sportimage