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CLASSY CLAYTON ON DREAM DEBUT

CLASSY CLAYTON ON DREAM DEBUT

Striker gets two to repay Wilder

By Clive Hetherington

DEBUTANT Clayton Donaldson showed Sheffield United that Billy Sharp is no longer the only Blade with a cutting edge.
Four-goal skipper Sharp was the one United player to score in the Championship this season before this game.
But deadline-day signing Donaldson, who joined from Birmingham for a nominal fee, took only 21 minutes to open his account on his debut for Chris Wilder’s side.
After 33-year-old Donaldson added his second goal 13 minutes from time, he pulled up with a hamstring injury and needed treatment before going off...

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