It's not far off a year since Sheffield United secured promotion to the Premier League with victory over West Brom and 10 and a half months later, the mood is very different around Bramall Lane. The Blades are bottom of the Premier League table and 10 points off safety, with 10 games left.
Their squad also underwent a dramatic reshape after sealing their place back at English football's top table, with a huge 30 players leaving either in that summer transfer window or the most recent one in January. Some have gone on to shine in Europe and at the African Cup of Nations while others swapped one relegation battle for another and some dropped into non-league.
So after John Fleck made an emotional return to Bramall Lane last week to say goodbye to Unitedites ahead of the Blades' defeat to Arsenal, we had a look to see where all the United departures are at now since they took their next steps away from South Yorkshire...

17. Antwoine Hackford
Another youngster tied to a new deal before being sent out on loan, Hackford went to League One side Burton and has played four times so far without getting off the mark | Sportimage

18. Femi Seriki
Sent out on loan to Rotherham late in the transfer window, the right-back has played four times for the Millers so far – with his last appearance as an 84th-minute substitute in their 5-0 defeat at Coventry | AFP via Getty Images

19. Harry Boyes
Boyes left Bramall Lane again in the summer for a loan spell at League One side Wycombe, which saw him play regularly before he was recalled in January and sent out again to Fleetwood, where he has had five appearances so far | Getty Images

20. Jili Buyabu
The left-back was sent to Motherwell after signing a new deal at Bramall Lane late in the last transfer window but after one appearance, against Morton in the Scottish Cup, he returned to United for unspecified personal reasons | Getty Images


