The Blades could head into 2020 as high as fourth in the league table, if results go their way over the weekend, in a first half of the season not even the most optimistic of United fans could have envisioned last summer.
Now, a table has emerged - stellar work by Sporting Intelligence - that highlights how the Blades' wage pounds-to-points ratio stacks up against their divisional rivals. Take a look at where United rank...
9. Liverpool - 9th
Average first team player pay per game: £145,726. Points: 52. Spend per player, per point: £50,444. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Photo: Alex Pantling
10. Bournemouth - 8th
Average first team player pay per game: £50,467. Points: 20. Spend per player, per point: £45,133. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) Photo: Dan Mullan
11. Leicester City - 6th
Average first team player pay per game: £88,236. Points: 39. Spend per player, per point: £42,987. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: OLI SCARFF
12. Norwich City - 4th
Average first team player pay per game: £26,079. Points: 12. Spend per player, per point: £41,292. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images) Photo: Stephen Pond