'Players will definitely want to come to us' - Wilder on January plans

Sheffield United are already working hard on what business they want to do in the January transfer window, boss Chris Wilder has said.

The Blades are third-bottom in the Championship after a disastrous start to the season which resulted in Wilder returning to the club in September in place of Ruben Selles.

The Blades have four wins from their 11 games since Wilder was put back in charge.

"There's still an unbelievable amount of work to do, we're still talking about January and we need to move players on and make some difficult decisions," he told BBC Radio Sheffield.

"If we can get to January and pick up some points, I'm really excited at what we can achieve in the new year. Players will definitely want to come to us in January and we're working hard from that point of view."

Midfielder Ollie Arblaster is back in training after a year out with a serious knee injury but Wilder has ruled out bringing him straight into the squad for Wednesday's home match with Portsmouth.

Wilder said: "He needs to play - if you finish a season in early May you have five weeks off and then your pre-season is about getting your minutes into yourself. He's gone over a year without playing any minutes. We'll try to drip feed him in."