Sheffield United midfielder John Lundstram’s crunching tackle on Jack Grealish got one of the biggest cheers of the afternoon in the superb win against Aston Villa at the weekend.
The 24-year-old took the ball cleanly but also flattened the Villans star, and it certainly got Blades fans on their feet:
#sufc #twitterblades lundstram tackle pic.twitter.com/gZniWtD3WQ
— Chad (@WChad_) September 2, 2018
Supporters on Twitter were eulogising the commitment that Lundstram showed after coming on as a substitute:
Welcome to the Lane
— stuart mckenzie (@smck39) 3 September 2018
Had to be certain with that challenge on twinkle toes
— blades67 (@Blades1967) 2 September 2018
@JackGrealish1 have a nice trip lad?
— Karl Garratty (@KarlGarratty) 2 September 2018
Biggest cheer of the day
— sean morrison (@s14blade) 3 September 2018
John Lundstram cares not for your family, John Lundstram cares only to draw blood. The Mauler of Milan returns
— John Slingsby (@FNRLTheBlog) 2 September 2018
1980s tackle ?
— Steve Shelmerdine (@Stevethebloo) 3 September 2018
— benscribbles (@benscribbles) 3 September 2018
He might want to start wearing adult shin pads!
— LAllen (@leegarryallen) 3 September 2018
Could watch that all day
— Phil robinson (@dicko19784) 3 September 2018
@chrizo93 could watch this for at least a solid hour… no joke ?
— Jake Bellamy?⚔️⚪️ (@Bellers4) 3 September 2018
Chris Wilder’s side have certainly shown that last season’s tenth place finish in the Championship was no one-off. After back to back defeats at the start of the season to Swansea and Middlesbrough, they have come roaring back with four straight wins.
Victories over QPR, Norwich City, Bolton Wanderers and Villa have propelled United to third place, just two points off league leaders Leeds.
After the international break, the Blades make the trip to Ashton Gate to face Bristol City. The Robins have had a mini-revival of their own and will head into the encounter on the back of three consecutive wins.