Club owner Prince Abdullah has confirmed Sheffield United have replaced Paul Heckingbottom with former boss Chris Wilder.
Heckingbottom, 46, led the Blades back to the Premier League last season but oversaw a poor start to the current campaign, losing 11 of 14 games to leave them rock bottom.
And Saturday’s alarming 5-0 defeat at relegation rivals Burnley prompted the return of Wilder, who left the Yorkshire outfit in March 2021 having led his side from League One to the top flight.
Prince Abdullah told talkSPORT: “Chris is part of Sheffield United history.
“One thing I always like to do, not just in football but all of my businesses, is to keep a good relationship with my ex-employees no matter how it ended. I think you should get over it.
“At the end of the day we’re all passionate about what we do and we believe Chris is the right man for the job.
“Chris has done great things for the club and in my opinion he’s the best guy on planet earth to take over in these circumstances.”
He added: “I have mixed emotions about letting Paul go. I really have a lot of respect for Paul and everything he did for the club, he’s a very classy guy.
“I’ve been at the club for five years and we changed one manager and that was Slav [Slavisa Jokanovic], so we believe in sticking with the manager and supporting him.
“But I felt like after the last few games it was a necessary decision and the replacement has done great things and knows the club, so I feel good about the decision in one way but I really have a tremendous respect for Paul.”
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