Ian Baraclough has admitted he sometimes used to think Michael O’Neill was joking when he told him to get himself ready to take over as Northern Ireland manager.
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The winners and losers since the Premier League restarted
Almost a fortnight has passed since English football returned from the coronavirus-enforced break.
Holders City ease into semi-finals with win over Newcastle
Manchester City stayed on course to defend their FA Cup crown by beating quarter-final opponents Newcastle 2-0 at St James’ Park.
Chelsea boost their Champions League chances with win at struggling Villa
Chelsea boosted their hopes of Champions League qualification after quick-fire goals from Christian Pulisic and Olivier Giroud earned a 2-1 comeback success at struggling Aston Villa.
John Egan dismissal frustrates Chris Wilder, who says he must pick his Blades up
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder was unhappy with the first of John Egan’s yellow cards as the defender was dismissed in defeat at Newcastle.
Longstaff brothers unlikely to feature against Sheffield United
Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce is likely to be without midfielders Sean and Matty Longstaff for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Sheffield United.
Why were Blades’ celebrations cut short by technology?
The Premier League’s Project Restart got off to a false start at Villa Park on Wednesday when goal-line technology failed to award a goal to Sheffield United.
Black Lives Matter: Premier League takes a knee before season restart
Premier League players took a knee before kick-off at Aston Villa versus Sheffield United and Manchester City against Arsenal in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The return of the Premier League in pictures
Exactly 100 days since the last Premier League match, the competition resumed following its suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Chris Wilder admits goal-line technology failure is ‘difficult to take’
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder was left baffled after the Blades were denied victory at Aston Villa by a technical fault.
Sheffield United join ranks of football’s famous ghost goals
Sheffield United were denied a goal in the first half of their Premier League game against Aston Villa due to a Hawkeye technical error.
Chris Basham fears new five substitutes rule could hinder Sheffield United
Sheffield United defender Chris Basham believes the introduction of the five substitutes rule could hit the Blades’ chances of securing European football next season.
Wilder wants contact training return as Guardiola says City stars keen to resume
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says contact training “has to come as quickly as possible” while Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes his players are keen to return.
Chris Wilder says Premier League initial test results are ‘encouraging’
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has called the results of the coronavirus tests conducted throughout the Premier League “encouraging” as players return to non-contact training this week.
Chris Wilder will respect decision of Sheffield United players on restart
Chris Wilder says he will respect the decision of any Sheffield United player opting not to play when football is given the go-ahead to resume.
Premier League 2019-20: The skirmish for top six
It wasn’t long ago when the position of the country’s biggest and best clubs seemed…
Sheffield boss throws support behind Dean Henderson for England squad
Chris Wilder has backed Dean Henderson to go to Euro 2020 with England and revealed Sheffield United have already held talks about extending his loan from Manchester United into a third season.
We missed Laporte a lot – Pep Guardiola welcomes return of key Man City defender
Pep Guardiola welcomed the return of Aymeric Laporte after Manchester City edged a tough contest against Sheffield United 1-0 at Bramall Lane.
5 key players in Sheffield United’s rise to Premier League prominence
Sheffield United have been the surprise package this season in the Premier League.
Dog stops play – Blades training interrupted by canine pitch invader
Sheffield United encountered a slightly different challenge as they were preparing to face Premier League leaders Liverpool when a dog interrupted their training session on Thursday.