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​Wilder lauds Sheffield Utd (& Sheffield Wednesday!)

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has spoken about the great city where he is lucky enough to work as a football manager.

Wilder had many good things to say about United and its fans, but also reserved some praise for the supporters of bitter rivals Sheffield Wednesday!

As he spoke with journalist Ed Hawkins for FourFourTwo, Wilder talked about his journey through the lower levels up to the Premier League.

"I just loved the city," he said in the interview.

"It's the same now as it was then… vibrant, gritty, working-class.

"The people are different class – maybe even the Wednesday fans.

"Many think I'm an absolute a***ehole, but this is a football city and if you love football here, there's a respect."

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