Sheffield United midfielder Ollie Norwood says the players are behind manager Paul Heckingbottom.

Heckingbottom remains under pressure after their 5-0 defeat at Arsenal.

"Yeah, 100 per cent we do [want him to continue]," the United skipper told the Sheffield Star. “He's not going out there and playing, it's us and it's on us, it's not on the manager. The manager, since he come into the job full time, has done an incredible job.

“To get us promoted last season, with everything that was going on in the background. He's working as hard as he can. Let's be honest, the level of blame has to be put to us as players. We're not doing our job out there, are we? We're losing every week. It's not the manager of the staff who's playing.

“It's the players. It [Heckingbottom's future] is not up to us, it's not our decision, but there's no-one not playing for the manager or hoping he gets sacked. That's not the case. We want him as manager, we respect him and appreciate how hard he's working. And it's on us as players to turn it around."