Sheffield United vs Burnley

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PARTNERSHIP PLEASES OLI
The Oli McBurnie
and Iliman Ndiaye
partnership
continues to flourish and
with the evidence clear
from the recent win at
West Bromwich Albion.
Both netted a seventh
goal of the season and
played a role in each
other’s strike as United
downed the Baggies 2-0 at
The Hawthorns.
Oli continues to shine
after breaking his run
without a goal at Luton
earlier in the season, with
this latest strike his seventh
in his last 12 outings.
The former Swansea hitman
also hailed the work of
his strike partner Ndiaye,
as the pair continue to
prosper in attack together
with 15 goals between
them already this season.
Oli said: “He’s a pleasure
to play with. I think we
played together for the first
time in a game earlier in
the season and after some
of my friends asked me if
we had played together
much. We’d never to be
honest, it is one of those
things sometimes with
players, you have an
instant connection, and
you know what each other
are going to do. I always
say, I just give him the ball
PLAYER FOCUS
and he always makes me
look good! He’s a pleasure
to play with, and you
can see the ability, he’s
unbelievable to play with.”
Oli, who is booked in
for surgery on a hernia
during the World Cup
break, admits he’s full of
confidence at present as
he continues to show the
goalscoring form at this
level which earned him
the move to the Premier
League when he joined the
Blades back in 2019.
He added: “It’s what
I used to do before. A
couple of years ago, this
was normal for me. I know
I’ve had a tough couple of
seasons, but I’ve worked
hard in the summer and
made some changes
and now it is good to see
the results paying off
on the pitch. I feel full of
confidence and feel that
the boys trust me and give
me the ball, when I get
chances, I need to keep
taking them.
“Things are going well
for me. I need to get
through this period and
get this surgery out of the
way and crack on. Fingers
crossed I won’t miss any
football, so it has come at a
good time.”
▲ Another goal for Oli in the
recent win at West Brom
SHEFFIELD UNITED vs BURNLEY