The Blades had to come from behind to take all three points, after going behind early on, while they withstood a late Cardiff onslaught after they pulled one back with a few minutes remaining.
Victory means Paul Heckingbottom has taken six points from his two games in permanent charge. Here’s how our man Danny Hall rated United’s players…
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