Steel City Derby: 'Sheffield United will give everything against Wednesday, no matter what the result' says Blades star Basham

Because, as he explains, manager Chris Wilder and his staff have pieced together a squad which truly cares about the club.

“The gaffer brings in who he wants,” Basham says. “But they have to be the right characters, they have to be the right type of player who is ready to join the group. That’s the most important thing here, the group and the team. It’s far more important than any individual.”

Basham, the United defender, is perfectly placed to comment given his experiences at Bramall Lane. Having arrived in South Yorkshire four years ago, the highs of last season’s League One title winning campaign followed some stomach-churning lows. But Basham, a member of the squad which finished 11th in the third tier under Wilder’s predecessor Nigel Adkins, insists those disappointments only strengthened his connection with United where, together with captain Billy Sharp, he is among the most influential members of their dressing room.