Sheffield United: Hammond and Blades so close to bridging FA Cup gap at Theatre of Dreams
Football can be so, so cruel at times. Just ask Dean Hammond and Sheffield United.
More than 360 international caps, 47 places in the English football pyramid and a wealth of talent and resources separated United and their namesakes from Manchester before kick-off at Old Trafford on Saturday.
But by the end, only Wayne Rooney’s late, late penalty - emphatically finished in the 93rd minute in front of the Stretford End - came between them.
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