'Second-half performance was more like us'

Chris Wilder returned to the Blades dugout after Ruben Selles was sacked after the 5-0 loss at Ipswich Town

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says his side's performance in the second half of their 1-0 win at Oxford United was more of what he expects from his side.

The Blades ended a six-game losing start to the season with victory at the Kassam Stadium.

It was Wilder's second game since returning to the club after replacing successor Ruben Selles earlier this month.

"It's been a tough period for everybody and I've watched from afar and I've watched from close by, especially over the last couple of weeks," Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield.

"The players want to leave everything out there, which they did. I thought the second-half performance was more like us, more composed, more calm, more belief - I thought there were some really good performances out there second half.

"I think you've got to accept that we're on a losing streak, so it's not going to be free-flowing.

"We didn't give the supporters the result they deserved last week - the turnout was so humbling in terms of 30-odd thousand coming to watch a losing team.

"Today was a bit scrappy, a bit bitty first half, but we calmed them down at half-time, believed in the process, believed in how we go about trying to win a game of football with and without the football, and I thought they showed all good qualities this afternoon."