Chris Dunlavy

MINUTES: Oli McBurnie

OLI McBurnie wears the No.9 shirt for Sheffield United, but he has rarely looked like a worthy heir to the likes of Doc Pace, Billy Dearden or even Leon Clarke.
Since arriving from Swansea for a fee of £17.5m in August 2019, the 6ft 2ins striker has scored just eight goals, and largely failed to function in the muscular target man role he was supposed to fill.
Worse, he was filmed scrapping with a Blades supporter in Knaresborough shortly after the club’s relegation from the top-flight last May.
This season, he has started just three times and the...