Sheffield United's players should not be getting on the team bus if they do not believe they can win games.

That is the view of manager Chris Wilder, who has always been outspoken in his nature.

Wilder knows his team is yet to win away from home this season, but hopes they can do so against Aston Villa at the weekend.

Wilder told a press conference: “They've had 15 wins out of 15 at home so always a tough place to go.

“They're on a fabulous run and an incredibly well coached team with outstanding individuals and an opportunity for them to go top of the division Friday night.

“There's a lot of issues we've got to solve on the night but as we talked about it's no good getting on the bus if you don't believe or have confidence in your ability or your team's ability to go and get a result and that's how we must approach the game.

“(Villa boss Unai Emery is) a world-class operator with what he's achieved and won in Europe and the standing he has in the game and put that work in Villa really quickly and the majority of us are not surprised in terms of the effect the manager has had on that team."