Sheffield Utd boss Heckingbottom upbeat on survival chances

Football
29 Aug 2023 • 1:21 PM MYT
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Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom is confident his team can avoid relegation.

The newly promoted Blades were dealt a tough loss to Manchester City over the weekend.

Despite putting in a very spirited display, the Blades were beaten 2-1 through a late Rodri goal for City.

Post-game, Heckingbottom told reporters: I'm pleased with the performance. You need a perfect performance to beat them because that wasn't a below-par City.

We got punished for two things we should do better. The sickener for me is the nature of how Rodri has lashed it in. It just comes after Phil Foden has mis-controlled the ball and just drops into his path.

It's a kick in the teeth after all the good play they had had and they way we had dealt with it. We've lost a point, but we'll focus on the performance I think. Game on game we've got better and we certainly believe we're going to have enough."