Former Liverpool youngster to be unleashed after £23.5m move and injury hell
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder is hoping that former Liverpool youngster Rhian Brewster's injury woes are behind him as he looks to get his Blades career on track.
Brewster made only his third start of the season in last Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Wolves, having had a succession of injury problems since the impressive start he made to his career with Liverpool and at various age-group levels for England persuaded United to pay £23.5million for him in 2020.
The 23-year-old has been restricted to only 75 appearances, 34 of them starts, in the almost three and a half years since, but Wilder hopes a player he once described as one of the best young forwards in the world can now push on.
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"You can never say never but we're all delighted that he got through that shift that he put in on Sunday, for 75 minutes," Wilder said. "We wanted to keep him on the pitch because he was a threat going deep into the game."
"He's had no reaction, the players had a couple of days off and then back into work. He trained (on Wednesday) and he trained (on Thursday) and he's not feeling anything."
"So he comes through, you can never say never because obviously there is a little bit of history there but he deserves a break and he deserves a bit of luck going forward."
"I think even the most negative of Sheffield United supporters will hopefully wish him all the best because he certainly deserves that for the amount of effort he's put in to get himself fit."
Monday's match against high-flying Arsenal will see former Blades goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale return to Bramall Lane.
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