Sheffield United squad: Brewster retained; Jagielka, Lundstram and Rodwell head for exit

Blades find themselves back in second tier after miserable campaign

Phil Jagielka was the Blades' top earner, according to spotrac, on £50,000 a week. EPA

Sander Berge, £32,692 a week. EPA

David McGoldrick, £28,846 a week. Getty

Rhian Brewster, £27,500 a week. Reuters

Lys Mousset, £25,000 a week. PA

Aaron Ramsdale, £22,212 a week. PA

Michael Verrips, £20,000 a week. PA

Oli McBurnie, £20,000 a week. AFP

Jayden Bogle, £16,500 a week. AP

Oliver Norwood, £15,000 a week. AP

Jack Rodwell, £13,200 a week. Getty

Billy Sharp, £12,000 a week. AP

Jack Robinson, £11,000 a week. AFP

Jack O'Connell, £10,000 a week. PA

Chris Basham, £9,365 a week. Getty

Oliver Burke, £8,800 a week. Getty

John Fleck, £8,000 a week. Reuters

Ethan Ampadu (on loan from Chelsea), £7,500 a week. PA

John Egan, £7,500 a week. PA

Wes Foderingham, £5,500 a week. Getty

Max Lowe, £4,400 a week. AP

George Baldock, £4,000 a week. AFP

John Lundstram, £4,000 a week. EPA

Ben Osborn, £4,000 a week. Getty

Enda Stevens, £4,000 a week. Getty

Kean Bryan, £3,000 a week. AFP

The 20 Premier League clubs that took part in the 2020/21 season have submitted lists of players they will be retaining in their squads, and ones they will be releasing.

All clubs must submit their respective lists by June 23.

It is worth noting that player contracts typically will run until June 30, and therefore players who are soon to be out of contract are still on the 'retained' list at the time of publishing.

As miserable seasons go, relegated Sheffield United's takes some beating – especially when you consider their ninth-place finish the previous campaign.

The Blades finished rock-bottom of the table, 16 points shy of 17th place Burnley, after losing 29 of their 38 games and dispensing with the services of popular manager Chris Wilder in March.

Sheffield United

2020/21 Premier League finish: 20th

Retained

Jordan Amissah
Oliver Arblaster
George Baldock
Chris Basham
Jean Leroy-Belehouan
Sander Berge
Jayden Bogle
Harry Boyes
Rhian Brewster
George Broadbent
Andre Brooks
Zak Brunt
Kean Bryan (Offer)
Oliver Burke
Angelo Cappello
Ismaila Coulibaly
Marcus Dewhurst
Jake Eastwood
John Egan
John Fleck
Wesley Foderingham
Luke Freeman
Leonardo Gaxha
Nicksoen Gomis
Kyron Gordon
Samuel Graham

Man United 1 Sheffield United 2: player ratings

MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David de Gea - 6. Made first save of the evening – with his feet - from Billy Sharp after 16 minutes. Sharp later nudged him, but the Spaniard was still weak on the corner which led to Bryan’s opening goal. Was crowded out by Blades at every corner; a brutal, effective tactic. EPA

Aaron Wan-Bissaka - 6. Liveliest defender in attack and his 51st minute shot was deflected, but it were the defenders on the other team who were praised, not Manchester United’s. EPA

Harry Maguire - 6. Foul given against him for a challenge on Ramsdale when Maguire’s eyes were on the ball to negate Martial’s strike. Scored his first goal at Old Trafford with a powerful, accurate header, to equalise after 64. Poor before second goal, too. EPA

Axel Tuanzebe - 5. Started after Eric Bailly picked up a knock in training. Caught up in Bryan’s header before goal and booked for a poor challenge on Fleck just before half time. PA

Alex Telles - 6. Chance to shine but gave ball away after seven minutes. Fine ball over the defence for Fernandes, but not the attacking threat Shaw is. Quality outswinging corner set up Maguire’s equaliser and he had a 76th minute shot deflected onto the bar. Slow reaction before Blades’ winner. AP

Nemanja Matic - 5. Too ponderous in first half. Dropped back into central defence and stopped Burke with a last man tackle late on. Slow getting towards ball before Blades’ winner. AFP

Paul Pogba - 5. Poor performance and way below the levels of recent weeks. Didn’t create enough chances, despite all United’s possession. Defeat was a big disappointment after Sunday’s win against Liverpool. PA

Marcus Rashford - 5. Shot wide after 11, but made too little impact. Free-kick on the hour went straight at Ramsdale. Didn’t see Cavani’s run across the near post on 84. EPA

Bruno Fernandes - 6. Struggled to unpick the Blades but flicked a Telles ball into a danger area after 41. Often played amid the Blades’ five man defence without much joy. Incredible run back to dispossess Ampadu. Reuters

Mason Greenwood - 7. Super runs and fast feet as he was United’s best attacker in the first half. Shot wide after 48 when set up by Fernandes. Encouraging. AP

Anthony Martial - 4. Scored a hat-trick the last time the Blades visited, but had only managed two in 15 league games this season. First half tap in disallowed and he couldn’t get a header on target after being set up by Bruno on 42. Shifted left when Cavani arrived. Lamentable when getting back after losing ball before the Blades’ second. Reuters

SUBSTITUTES: Edinson Cavani (on for Greenwood 65') - N/A. Heavy touch knocked ball out of play on 79. AFP

Donny van de Beek (On for Tuanzebe 81') - N/A. Came on when Manchester United pushed to get back into the game. Luke Shaw (On for Telles 81') - N/A. EPA

SHEFFIELD UNITED RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale - 7. Shaky moment with the disallowed goal aside, the Englishman held on to the majority of shots that came his way. AP

Chris Basham - 7. So often produced impeccable tackles with his most important being a nice interception in the 71st minute to help prevent Man United from going 2-1 up. PA

Ethan Ampadu - 8. Rarely put a foot wrong from his timing in challenges to how he’s able to read the game and put pressure on opposition strikers. AP

Phil Jagielka - 6. The 38-year-old has clearly slowed down in his veteran years and lost track of Maguire for the equaliser, but he did make a few vital blocks in the dying moments of the game. PA

George Baldock - 8. In addition to playing a key role in the winner, Baldock fought for every loose ball and was one of the most committed players on the pitch. AP

Kean Bryan - 8. His speed and box-to-box style was only topped by his flawless header to give the visitors the lead in the 23rd minute. EPA

John Lundstram - 7. Lundstram sat deep and couldn’t get to grips with the pace of the game in the first half, but in the second, he was one of the driving forces behind Wilder’s men physically intimidating Ole’s side. Getty

Oliver Norwood - 8. Showcased good energy, great vision and the sort of grit this team desperately needs in the midst of a relegation battle. AP

John Fleck - 9. From carrying Sheffield United into the Red Devils’ half to producing a gorgeous assist for Bryan’s opener, Fleck looked to be back to his best on Wednesday night. PA

David McGoldrick - 5. With limited movement, an inability to hold up the ball and poor finishing, the veteran forward struggled at Old Trafford. Getty

Billy Sharp - 6. After testing de Gea in the 17th minute before almost fouling him in the lead-up to the Blades’ opener, Sharp rarely offered much in the final third. AFP

SUBSTITUTES: Jayden Bogle - 6. Was beaten for pace on a few occasions but caused some problems when pushing the ball into the corner. AP

Oliver Burke - 7. Made the perfect impact with a strong strike that found its way into the back of the net to win the game for the Blades. Rhian Brewster - N/A. Showed a lot of energy but wasn’t really given much time to shine on the ball.

Kamarl Grant
Daniel Jebbison
Kacper Lopata
Max Lowe
Frankie Maguire
Ollie McBurnie
David McGoldrick
Lys Mousset
Iliman Ndiaye
Harrison Neal
Norrington-Davies, Rhys Llewelyn
Norwood, Oliver James
O'Connell, Jack William
Ben Osborn
Aaron Ramsdale
Jack Robinson
Femi Seriki
Billy Sharp
Regan Slater
Tyler Smith

Enda Stevens
Michael Verrips

Released

Ashton Hall
Phil Jagielka
John Lundstram
Simon Moore
Jack Rodwell
Tommy Williams