Sheffield United chief executive Stephen Bettis is delighted to have landed Slavisa Jokanovic as new manager.

United finished ninth in the top flight in 2019-20 but the past year has seen them drop like a stone with manager Chris Wilder departing back in March.

Jokanovic, a two-time promotion winner from the Championship with Watford and Fulham, is seen by many as a canny appointment.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Bettis said: "At times, I think the supporters were wondering, 'What are they doing? Why aren't they making an announcement?' but in the background, we were all working hard.

"The impact that Chris had, they're big shoes to fill, there's no doubt about that. We didn't want to make a rushed decision.

"The key thing for us was to get someone in straight after the season finished so that we could get preparing for next season, so that the new manager had time to work with the players and be involved in recruitment to ensure we're hitting the ground running.

"It took time but I think we've shown our intent, our ambition to come straight back up."