Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom acknowledged his side’s fortune as they were gifted two goals by Preston North End in their 2-0 win at Deepdale on Saturday.
He said: “We know he has those moments in him. We were critical of him at half time because when we played the ball up to Oli, Iliam and Rhian were too slow to get around it.
"A 2-0 away win, they don't come easily and you have to do a lot right to get them. Credit to the players because we weren't at our best in the first half and then in the second half we were much more like us, our strength and how we were as a team. In the second half the league leaders looked much more like just that, which was the aim for the Blades boss after their wake up call.
"We knew we needed to be better and in the second half we were. It was a strong performance in the end, a strong away performance.
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