Chris Wilder will ring the changes for Sheffield United’s trip to Stoke City tomorrow afternoon as he looks for a response to Wednesday night’s disappointing Carabao Cup exit.
None of the players handed a chance to impress at Fleetwood Town took it, with many of the first-choice men given a much-needed midweek rest expected to return to the starting XI in Staffordshire.
The Blades have plenty of options available to them, with Kalvin Phillips, Liam Kitching and Patrick Bamford among those who could come into the starting XI. Wilder will also have to decide whether to stick with the midfield that started against Wolves or make another alteration.
Stoke City will provide another test after United's encouraging performance against Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend, but this is also a chance for the Blades to put the midweek disappointment firmly behind them.
So what will the team look like? We tasked our man with coming up with his predicted XI - has he got it just about right, or would you do anything differently if you were in Wilder’s shoes?
1. Michael Cooper
Has been one of United's standout performers so far this season. Only beaten in midweek by a bizarre own goal and a strong showing before that against Wolves means there is little reason to change between the posts | ugc
2. Hamza Choudhury
Worked incredibly hard in the opening weeks of his second United spell and gives Wilder plenty of flexibility. Could return at right-back, particularly with the manager needing to manage workloads and Doherty hardly sticking his hand up to start in midweek | ugc
3. Japhet Tanganga
The captain remains a key figure at the heart of United's defence. His leadership will be important as the Blades look to respond to the Fleetwood disappointment and he has already made their aim clear - win the game and redeem themselves | ugc
4. Mark McGuinness
Not great on Wednesday but has looked more assured as the central player in a back three and his physical presence could be useful against a Stoke side who will test United defensively. | ugc