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Chris Wilder talks of his 'immense pride' at taking Sheffield United from League One to the Premier League and says 'nobody could predict' the Blades' meteoric rise in his four-and-a-half years at Brammall Lane

Chris Wilder has spoken of his pride over the journey Sheffield United went on during his time as manager.

After taking charge of his boyhood club in 2016, Wilder guided them from League One to the Premier League and a ninth-placed finish in 2019-20 before departing last month with the Blades bottom of the table.

In a statement published on the League Managers Association website on Wednesday, Wilder said: 'When I walked back into Bramall Lane, in May 2016, having been given the chance to manage the club I'd supported all my life, who could have predicted the next four-and-a-half years?