Sheffield United: 'It means the world to me' - Simon Moore thanks fans for support after making Premier League debut against Manchester United

Sheffield United goalkeeper Simon Moore has thanked Blades fans for their support after he made his Premier League debut against Manchester United on Sunday.

By Danny Hall

Published 25th Nov 2019, 10:23 BST

Updated 26th Nov 2019, 19:19 BST

Sheffield United goalkeeper Simon Moore dives in vain as Manchester United's Mason Greenwood (second left) scores his side's second goal: Danny Lawson/PA Wire.

Moore deputised for United’s No.1 Dean Henderson, who was ineligible to play against his parent club, and was powerless to prevent the visitors scoring three goals in a seven-minute spell to turn the game on its head after goals from John Fleck and Lys Mousset had put the Blades 2-0 ahead.

But a late goal from substitute Oli McBurnie rescued a deserved point for the hosts on a breathless evening at Bramall Lane.

And Moore said: “Although it was disappointing to concede three today, if you’d have told me three years ago when I joined this club that I would one day be making my Premier League debut against Manchester United, I wouldn’t have believed it.

“Thank you to my family and friends and to all the fans for their support this week, it means the world to be. UTB.”

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