Sheffield United striker David McGoldrick says they're enjoying defying their critics.

McGoldrick says the players know many pundits have written them off.

The Republic of Ireland international said: "Yes, I think we have and I still think we are getting our critics.

"I saw Garth Crooks talking the other day, saying that we were down and we're rubbish and he hadn't seen anything. I haven't got a clue what he took that morning, but he needs to think.

"We're not ordinary, we play a different way, a different style. We've come with the same philosophy that we used in the Championship and we need to get the respect for that. We haven't changed for anyone and we've got a few results.

"Listen, it's going to be a long season, we are going to have ups and downs, there are going to be games where we get beaten and walk off the pitch and we are just going to have to hold our hands up.

"But at home, we can give teams a lot of problems, and I think we will see that throughout the season."