What former England boss Roy Hodgson has had to say about Sheffield United

Hodgson, whose Crystal Palace outfit entertain the Blades on Saturday, says Wilder’s team have gone ‘from strength to strength’ since the two sides met in August when United won 1-0.

A John Lundstram goal was all that separated the sides at Bramall Lane and the former Liverpool and England manager has paid tribute to Wilder and his coaching staff for transforming the Blades into a side challenging for a Europa League spot.

"There are quality players out there who aren’t being touted every day by agents as worth £20, £30 or £40 million,” he said.

“There are players out there that Chris Wilder has found and developed who are every bit as good perhaps as the players being touted for those sums.

"I’m pretty certain when we refer back to our second game of the season, the names were not household names for us.

“The transfer value of those players then will be nothing like the transfer value of those players today because that’s what getting in the Premier League and doing well in the Premier League does to your football club.

"It’s credit to Chris Wilder and Alan Knill for the work they've done there because they’ve found good players and it goes to show you can succeed at a football club if you work that way and you do find good players without a war chest of so many 10s or 100s of millions.”