Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has hit back at critics who questioned his players' attitude following a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Birmingham City. The Blades, reduced to ten men after Femi Seriki's 23rd-minute red card for a clumsy challenge on Ibrahim Osman, conceded a penalty to Marvin Ducksch just two minutes later. Wilder's side fought back, with Patrick Bamford scoring a first-half stoppage-time equalizer.

While praising his players' 'fabulous performance', Wilder expressed disappointment with the minority negativity directed at the squad. He dismissed claims the players 'can't wait for the season to finish' as 'lazy and disrespectful', stating it 'hurt him a little bit' because he believes it's unjust to the club's culture.