(Football news) Liverpool extended their unbeaten home record at Anfield with a thrilling 4-3 victory against Fulham, but the Blades were humiliated 5-0 by Burnley over the weekend.
Before Burnley hosted Sheffield United on Saturday, the Clarets had visited the Moor grass seven times in the 2023–24 Premier League season. Each time, the Clarets had lost, creating an unfavourable new record for the tournament.
But after just 15 seconds of play in Lancashire, the demolition job got underway as Jay Rodriguez scored the fastest goal in the Premier League this year, followed by goals from Zeki Amdouni, Luca Koleosho, Josh Brownhill, and Jacob Bruun Larsen, all of which were scored in front of an irate Heckingbottom.
Although the Blades board has stood by Heckingbottom despite his growing challenges this season, Saturday’s five-goal humiliation may be the last straw for the manager, as Sheffield United is rumoured to be planning to fire Heckingbottom before Liverpool visits Bramall Lane.
Rumour has it that Chris Wilder, the 56-year-old who led Sheffield United back to the top flight and to a remarkable top-half ranking in 2019–20, is about to make his Blades comeback. With the hosts at the bottom of the Premier League standings, Wilder will be returning to his former haunts.
Even if Sheffield United upsets Liverpool, they will still be below the dreaded dotted line since they have a four-point deficit to make up to 17th-place Luton Town. However, that notion may be dashed if they fail to record a single clean sheet in the 2023–24 Premier League season.
When Liverpool played Fulham on Sunday at Anfield, defences did not fare well either. Jurgen Klopp acknowledged that his team was punished for being “a bit dumb” in the defensive third, but his team more than made up for their defensive flaws with four spectacular goals.
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