Sheffield Steelers need to be ready for battle as they prepare to face Manchester Storm

A feisty moment during Steelers' last Manchester home game

But Steelers' forward Michael Davies has only a passing recollection of the game - once a match is done, he focuses on the next challenge ahead.

While he couldn't recall the score of the Arena game, his team mate Anthony DeLuca certainly would, he had four goals and three assists that night.

However Davies does recognise that Ryan Finnerty's men are a team fighting for a spot in the play off qualification group and will put up severe resistance on Saturday night, when they visit South Yorkshire again.

"You know you are going to get 100 per cent out of them, you are gong to get their best," he said.

"They work hard every single day, every time we play them, they battle. We have to have our compete level up and be ready to battle too, and play our game."

Manchester have to figure out a way to bring the best of their home form against Steelers (three wins, one draw, one loss) to Sheffield Arena.

They face a huge task in neutralising Steelers goal-laden forwards and defencemen.

Last weekend saw Marco Vallarend return to the top of Steelers' scoring chart above Brendan Connolly and Tanner Eberle - the latter a player who has exceeded all expectations offensively with 45 points from 49 games in cup and league competitions.

Interestingly, Marek Troncinsky and Ben O'Connor are now tied on 36 points as top offensive defencemen, although 'Tron' has played seven fewer games.

The recent streak of good form sees Sheffield seven points clear at the top of the EIHL, although second-placed Cardiff could bridge that gap and more with their games in hand.

Davies is applying all his thoughts to ensuring that doesn't happen, at a club he has grown to love.

Asked, if situation allows it, would he like to be a Steeler again next season, he replied: "Yeah, for sure. It is one of those things: I like to weigh my options at the end of the season.

"I don't want to focus on a (new) contract," he said, saying he would rather concentrate his mental energies 100 per cent on the current league and Challenge Cup campaign.