Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has spoken of his delight after his side produced a 'special' performance to beat a 'fabulous' Manchester United on Wednesday night.
Goals from Kean Bryan and Oliver Burke secured an unlikely win for the Blades at Old Trafford as they took full advantage of an awful display from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
The United manager was furious with officials after they allowed Bryan's opener from a corner to stand amid claims of a foul on David de Gea, while Anthony Martial saw a similar strike disallowed at the other end shortly after for a foul on Aaron Ramsdale in the build-up.
Wilder admits United were a bit below their best during the midweek clash, but he believes his side still deserve huge credit for managing to beat such a fabulous team.
"I've talked about fine margins and big moments and we've taken them tonight," Wilder said at full-time. "It was always going to need a special performance to get a result and maybe we caught them on a day when they were a bit below. They're a fabulous team with a manager I have a lot of respect for. It's a good feeling and maybe reward for sticking at it.
"We have to play close to near perfect to get results and if you make mistakes, then you get punished. It's a brutal league and you have to be at your best every week. And sometimes it's difficult to do that.
"Tonight we were good, we were brave in possession when we had to be and we created some little half-chances. You have to take those big moments and we took two, to give us a result.
