Furious Sheffield United manager Ruben Selles conducted a post-match team talk on the pitch after seeing his side lose to Bristol City.

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Selles has previously worked in the Premier League, having taken in a spell as caretaker boss of Southampton in the wake of Nathan Jones’ sacking by the Saints in 2022. He won only two of 17 games there as relegation out of the top-flight was suffered.

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  The Spaniard finds himself back in the Championship after being appointed as successor to Chris Wilder at Bramall Lane – with Sheffield United having endured play-off final heartache in 2024-25.

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  Selles’ first competitive game at the helm did not play out as planned, with Bristol City – who suffered 3-0 defeats to the Blades in both legs of their play-off semi-final last season – leaving Sheffield with a thumping 4-1 win.

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  With a forgettable start to the 2025-26 campaign being made, seething Selles kept his players on the pitch at the final whistle for a public dressing down. He was seen laying into his underperforming squad – in scenes that conjure up memories of Phil Brown’s infamous half-time team talk for Hull City at Manchester City  in 2008 when his side were 4-0 down at the interval.

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