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Returning Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder says he is now a better manager after he replaced the sacked Paul Heckingbottom.<\/p>\n
Wilder is back at Bramall Lane for a second spell in charge after Heckingbottom was removed in the wake of Saturday\u2019s humiliating loss at Burnley, which saw them slip to the bottom of the Premier League.<\/p>\n
The 56-year-old jumped at the chance to go back to the club he supported as a boy, represented as a player and took from League One to ninth in the top tier during his first spell in the dugout.<\/p>\n
Wilder, who is thrown into the deep end with a home game against Liverpool on Wednesday, has had stints at Middlesbrough and Watford since leaving Bramall Lane in March 2021, but says the Blades are now getting the best of him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am going to give it my all, I am more enthusiastic and determined than I have ever been, Sheffield United are getting me at my best as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, this is a huge challenge personally, and I am rubbing my hands together to try and help the club get out of the position we are in. We are up against it, everyone in the world thinks we are done and dusted. We have always had that underdog tag, that mentality.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have come back to help the football club. I have been given a great opportunity to hopefully make a difference.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is going to be a long hard season, we know that, we are going to have some difficult moments and we are going to have to suffer. I am into the players and hopefully we can get a reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilder has settled his differences with owner Prince Abdullah, which led to him being sacked in 2021 with the club on the way down to the Championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were certain things that I shouldn\u2019t have been involved, but things over time have been repaired and there is a reason Prince Abdullah wants me to come back to the football club,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegardless of what other people think, he feels I am the best man to do the job and I am delighted he thinks that. The biggest positive for me is that the relationship between him and myself is good and he wants me to come back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Heckingbottom, who was appointed on a permanent basis in November 2021, guided the club to promotion last term but a torrid start to the season has included an 8-0 home thrashing by Newcastle and a 5-0 defeat at Arsenal.<\/p>\n
United chief executive Stephen Bettis said in a statement: \u201cFirstly, on behalf of the board of directors, I\u2019d like to thank Paul for all of his efforts at Sheffield United, firstly as under-23s manager before stepping up to take control of first-team duties.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis professionalism and dedication have been a credit to the club and I\u2019m sure all Unitedites enjoyed the promotion-winning campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, after slipping to the bottom of the table and a number of disappointing results and performances, it is felt that a change is needed to give the club a boost and every possible chance of remaining in the Premier League beyond this season.\u201d<\/p>\n
First-team coaches Stuart McCall and Mark Hudson have also left the club.<\/p>\n