Sheffield United: Ruben Selles replaces Chris Wilder as head coach

Wilder initially took over at Bramall Lane in May 2016 and guided them to the League One title in his first season in charge.

Promotion to the Premier League followed two years later and they finished ninth in their first season in the top flight.

However, they struggled badly the following season, and Wilder left in March 2021 with relegation inevitable.

He had spells with Middlesbrough and Watford before returning to Bramall Lane in December 2023, after Paul Heckingbottom was sacked with the Blades bottom of the Premier League.

Wilder could not prevent their relegation before the narrow failure to secure a top-flight return at the first time of asking cost him his job.

“A Blade through and through, the legacy Chris and his staff have created here will never be forgotten, going right back to 2016 when he initially took the job with the club rooted in League One,” a club statement, external said.

“Between 2016 and 2021, he guided the club to two promotions and a ninth-place finish in the Premier League, creating an era which will go down as one of the most fondly remembered in the club’s history.

“After returning to the club during a difficult period in 2023, he has provided stability and created a new team.”