Can new boss Wilder sharpen up Blades?

It was hardly a surprise when Paul Heckingbottom became the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season when Sheffield United decided that enough was enough.

The writing had been on the wall for some time but the 5-0 hammering by fellow strugglers Burnley last Saturday sealed his fate.

The result left the club bottom of the league on four points having won just one game.

Apart from the scoreline, the manner of defeat and body language of the players suggested Heckingbottom had lost the dressing room.

Despite the circumstances, Heckingbottom, who won automatic promotion to the top flight with the Blades, left on good terms saying he was departing with “many great memories created by many great people.”

The Blades were swift to announce that Chis Wilder, a former manager at the club and a long-time favourite with the fans at Bramall Lane, would…