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SHARP’S THE BOY AS BLADES SLICE THROUGH NEIGHBOURS

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The LeaguePaper Team
20 August 2017

Two sent off in a Yorkshire battle…

By Chris Dunlavy

HEAR ME ROAR: Billy Sharp celebrates his goal and, right, Jack O’Connell in action with Barnsley’s Tom Bradshaw
PICTURE: Action Images

RED MIST: Leon Clarke and Angus MacDonald clash during the game and are both sent off

BILLY Sharp’s first-half strike ensured Yorkshire bragging rights for the Blades as both sides were forced to play for 50 minutes with ten men.
United were 1-0 up and cruising when striker Leon Clarke grabbed Angus MacDonald by the throat.
The Barnsley defender reacted by aiming a wayw...

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