Sheffield United defender Chris Basham urges Blades to stay positive in battle for Premier League survival

Despite a dominant display at West Brom on Saturday evening, United suffered their ninth defeat in 10 games this season thanks to Conor Gallagher's first half strike at The Hawthorns.

That result ensured that the Blades remain at the foot of the Premier League table, with just a solitary point to their names.

But Basham, a member of the United squad that rose from League One to the Premier League inside three seasons under Chris Wilder, insists there is still reason to be positive.

"The manager won't let it slip and we won't let it slip in the dressing room. We're all leaders," Basham said.

"We've won a lot over the last two seasons and when you do that, it's great. When you're losing, it's horrible. We're all hurting at the minute.

"We all feel it but we'll keep at it and I'm sure in the next few weeks we'll see some positive results if we play like we did at West Brom and create as many chances.

"It's harder to take because we're players that love winning, so when you're losing you can beat yourself up.

"But everyone's got to stay positive. It's hard to take for everyone but we've got to keep together. The best thing we can do is stick together and hopefully we see results come as soon as possible."

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