Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is confident new signing Jack Rodwell will justify their decision to deal him in.

After progressing through the youth system atEverton, Rodwell made over 100 appearances on Merseyside before moving to City in 2012 for a fee of £12m.

He joined Sunderland two years later but was eventually released. After spending last term with Blackburn Rovers, Rodwell, capped three times by his country, was then offered the chance to resurrect his career at Bramall Lane.

“Jack has been in for two or three weeks," Wilder said. “All of the signings have my fingerprints on them.

“We have to make sure we are a club that doesn't make many mistakes in the transfer market. I don't believe we've made many. We have made some but not many."