Sheffield United’s 1-0 win over Aston Villa has done little to dampen feelings that Chris Wilder will not be in charge at Bramall Lane next season.
The Blades are rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, 12 points adrift and having played a game more than Newcastle United in 17th.
That is not the only reason Wilder is being tipped to leave his boyhood club after he admitted to a breakdown in communication with owner Abdullah bin Musa’ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Before the Aston Villa game, the United boss hinted that his plans were being “determined by other people than me” and said important conversations were “not happening”.
Against Southampton, his side will go in search of back-to-back league wins for the first time this season, but Wilder was in no mood to double down on his threats to walk away if necessary.
“I spoke about it, I should imagine that the powers-that-be understand what was said,” he added.
“That’s as much as I am going to say about it. I have always been honest and open about my feelings for the club and nothing to add – that’s where it is at from my point of view.”
According to the Daily Mail, Wilder has clashed with Prince Abdullah after feeling let down over a number of failed signings, having been denied an impressive list of targets including Jesse Lingard (on loan at West Ham from Manchester United), Aston Villa duo Matty Cash and Ollie Watkins, and Liverpool’s new centre-back Ben Davies.
The board are also reluctant to sanction updates to the training ground, all circumstances which Wilder feels will hinder his task of returning the club to the top flight at the first time of asking when their seemingly inevitable relegation is confirmed.
Wilder also reflected on Pep Guardiola’s sentiment that Manchester City’s success was due largely to financial muscle, when asked whether it is impossible for Sheffield United to be successful in the top flight.
“Yes [it is],” he added. “Man City have always been a powerful club, never classed as a top-four club and neither was Chelsea. I have played against Man City in the Eighties. These two clubs have not been up there but they are the emerging clubs over the last 15 years and I think the manager [Guardiola] is right.
“It is based on incredible amount of money going into the club to challenge the established clubs of Liverpool, Arsenal and Man United.”
Sheffield United have also confirmed they do not plan to appeal Phil Jagielka’s red card against Aston Villa for bringing down Anwar El Ghazi 30 yards out, with VAR intervening to deem the Blades defender the last man despite several camera angles suggesting he was covered.
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