Wilder: Blades ‘shot’ themselves in the foot vs Leicester

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder admitted that his side shot themselves in the foot against Leicester City.

The Foxes were the better side for much of the first half. They struck the post twice, but they went into the break level.

Ayoze Perez fired Leicester into the lead after 24 minutes. But Oliver McBurnie equalised for the Blades with a header just two minutes later.

F365 Says: Leicester prey on ‘fine margins’ as Blades find false bottom

The second half was far more even, and it looked like it would end all square. But Jamie Vardy was let in by James Maddison in the 90th minute.

The forward finished well in trademark fashion to seal the victory for Leicester. This result moves the Foxes back into the top four ahead of the remaining games this weekend.

Sheffield United remain cut adrift at the bottom of the league, with just one point from their opening eleven games.

Speaking to Sky Sports post-match, as cited by BBC Sport, Wilder bemoaned his side making mistakes at vital moments:

“They have better quality than us. If you make the mistakes we make in vital times when you’re seeing a game out, you’re going to get punished.

“How do I pick up the players from this? How do I pick them up from the week before and the week before that? There’s no hiding place for myself or any of my players. You’ve got to front up and go again.

“We shot ourselves in the foot. We did that last week too. In a small way, we did the week before. We’ve done it all season.

“When you don’t take chances you create you’ll be in the position we are. We deserve to be in this position because of the moments you’ve seen today.

“I’m not going to come out and say to you ‘we’re absolutely done’ so there’s my answer.”