It was a day of contrasting emotions for two departing Sheffield United players this afternoon as the Blades signed off their season with another defeat, going down 3-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur. Before kick-off United fans bade farewell to three key men from recent years - in Chris Basham, Ollie Norwood and George Baldock - but it was goalkeeper Wes Foderingham, who will also be moving on this summer, who was their most impressive performer here.
At the other end of the scale it was a limp end to Cameron Archer’s time at Bramall Lane while Vini Souza didn’t endear himself to Unitedites again after coming off the bench early on. Here’s how we rated the Blades’ players as they brought the curtain down on a campaign to forget...
5. Jack Robinson 5
Couldn't do enough to prevent Kulusevski from making it 3-0 to Spurs and game over but he and the rest of United's defenders weren't carved open at will, with the visitors just making the most of the opportunities they did have with some ruthless finishing. Booked late on for a late challenge on van de Ven | Getty Images
6. Max Lowe 6
Handed his last start as a Blades player before moving to pastures new in the summer and received an emotional standing ovation from the United fans as he made way with 20 minutes to go. It was a solid display before that, with some welcome bits of aggression in there and he leaves the Lane this summer with everyone's best wishes. Never let the club down in his time here | Getty Images
7. Gus Hamer 7
United's player of the year showed the qualities that Blades fans have come to appreciate with a lovely pick-out of Brereton Diaz's run, although the striker had timed his run slightly wrong and would have been offside had he hit the back of the net rather than the outside of the post on the stretch. Great awareness should have got him an assist when he picked out Archer's run and he later found the Villa man with a nice through-pass, but he missed and was offside anyway. Never stopped trying to make something happen, even at 3-0 down | AFP via Getty Images
8. Oliver Arblaster 6
The well-deserved recipient of United's young player of the year award once again didn't look out of place against a top club's midfield and if United are to have a chance of challenging again for promotion it's absolutely vital they hang on to him. Made a good block on Maddison in the lead-up to Spurs' second goal and you wonder if he picked up a knock in the process as he made way soon after, but can be rightly proud of his first mini-season at senior level with United | AFP via Getty Images