Some will go on to have great careers at Bramall Lane, some will do fairly well and pass on without mich fanfare.
The Blades have had some real cult heroes over the years pull on the famous red and white shirt – but they’ve also had a fair few forgettable signings, too. The type of signing that ends up being a pub quiz answer. The type of player that you see a picture of in a United kit and you wonder, “when did that happen?”
From treble winners at Celtic to loan men from Fiorentina, we took a trip down memory lane to pull out 18 players you may have forgotten ever graced Bramall Lane. How many can you remember?
Joined the Blades on loan from Estudiantes, but boss Gary Speed said publicly that he wasn’t ready for English football. Made 14 appearances for the Blades in all, but couldn’t prevent them being relegated to League One Photo: Steve Ellis
Another former Arsenal man who had a short spell at United. Stokes went on to enjoy a successful time at Celtic before moving back to England with Blackburn Rovers Photo: Steve Parkin
The former England U21 international made five appearances as the Blades sealed promotion to the Premiership back in 2005/06, and played almost 500 professional games in his long career Photo: Steve Parkin
Better known for spells at Derby County and Wolves, Sturridge played four times on loan for United in 2003/04 – months after helping Wolves beat the Blades in the 2003 play-off final Photo: Barry Richardson
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