Chris Wilder headed over to Barry Bannan and Liam Palmer after his Sheffield United side defeated Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.

The Owls succumbed to a heavy defeat to their city rivals this weekend, with Tyrese Campbell bagging a brace and Tom Cannon getting the third as the Blades ensured that their unbeaten record against Wednesday continued - with a 3-0 victory putting 17 points between the two sides.

Wilder, who has been no shrinking violet with regards to his relationship with the Blades’ cross-city rivals, explained that he made sure to seek out Wednesday’s long-serving duo when the game was over, saying that they’re a ‘credit’ for the way they’ve handled things at S6 throughout the last few months.

Chris Wilder sought out Barry Bannan and Liam Palmer

“With the struggles that our opponents have had over quite a number of months, especially recently... I went up to Barry Bannan and Liam Palmer at the end of the game. I think the way they've handled the situation and conducted themselves is an absolute credit to them as not just pros, but humans really... In terms of what they've had to deal with and how they've had to galvanise their group alongside Henrik.

“So we always knew that this was going to be a tough afternoon for us. It was on our toes to win the game of football because of the start that we've had and the results that we've had. We always knew we were going to have to overcome an honest group of players, which we eventually did.”

Wednesday now have to try and lick their wounds and get back out there in midweek when they travel to Millwall in search of a first victory since beating Portsmouth back in September.