Roy Hodgson was asked for his views on the success of Chris Wilder's Sheffield United in his pre-match press conference today, describing the Blades as going "from strength to strength."
Looking back at Crystal Palace's 0-1 loss against United last August, Hodgson drew some comparison between the Sheffield United of five months ago with that seen today.
He said: "Sheffield United have gone from strength to strength. When we played them it was only their second game in the Premier League and everyone was wondering how it would go for them. It was pretty much the team which got them from the Championship to the Premier League.