Sheffield United: Live updates from Slavisa Jokanovic's pre-Middlesbrough press conference
The Blades travel to the Riverside on the back of Saturday’s late victory over Derby County, courtesy of Billy Sharp’s penalty, while Boro lost 1-0 at Reading.
Boro boss Neil Warnock praised Jokanovic in his own pre-match press conference, saying: “I’ve always liked him.
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Hide Ad“I call him Slav, me, because I can’t say his name. But he’s a good lad and I enjoy conversations with him after a game.
“I’ve got a lot of time for him; he’s a very, very good manager. I thought he was an ideal appointment and I knew he’d turn it around.”
Here’s what Jokanovic and Ben Davies had to say ahead of the trip to Boro...
Boro v Blades LIVE
Four minutes
added on for the Blades to find a way back into this, but it doesn’t look likely in all honesty... Boro will look to run down the clock from here and it’ll be job done for them if they do so
Bamba clears
once again as McGoldrick’s shot looks bound for the bottom corner, but the defender gets there and clears it
Stunning save from Lumley
as he gets up to push McGoldrick’s well-struck volley over the bar - it looked to be on target as he let fly from long range but the Boro ‘keeper was equal to it
Bamba sees yellow
after sliding through Billy Sharp in an attempt to get the ball, probably the defender’s first misstep of the game and the resulting corner is punched away by Lumley
Sporar sees yellow
after a bit of handbags with Baldock, he goes for a second bite and throws his head at the Blades right-back for no apparent reason and is booked
Booking for Crooks
as he comes sliding in on McGoldrick and catches player rather than ball, the Blades man is up and moving OK but the former Miller won’t escape a yellow card - as Fleck sees the same fate for a challenge on Watmore
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