Sheffield United: Chris Wilder lifts the lid on his 'rivalry' with Daniel Farke and Norwich City

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It started with a rant about the importance of good time-keeping and, following an impromptu makeover of the away dressing room at Carrow Road, quickly descended into a full blown rivalry.

Sheffield United versus Norwich City shouldn’t feel like a grudge match. But it does. And, speaking ahead of his team’s visit to Norfolk on Sunday, Chris Wilder admitted he must take full responsibility.

“It has developed because I lost my rag,” the United manager said, casting his mind back to September 2017 when he accused City of disrespect for arriving late for a match at Bramall Lane. “I’d woken up in a bad mood because we didn’t have any forwards on the morning of the game and, when their bus driver didn’t get to the ground on time, it just escalated from there. So basically the whole thing was set up by me being a grumpy old git.

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