Southampton fans will definitely mind a possible winless return route from Sheffield and Will Still seems firm to avert it by holding back Taylor Harwood-Bellis' participation.
Five weeks ago, Southampton hadn't started looking in their summer wallets and it doesn't get any incredible upon deeping it. Many Saints-held Championship myths have aged badly from August to September and among them, a Will Still claim has also turned a corner for the worse.
Earlier, the St. Mary's rumour mill once carried a recruitment link with a Manchester City prospect, though it wasn't James Trafford. Instead, the Saints had their signing cards placed around Issa Kabore who made Still turn up the good pages of his Cityzens' transfer playbook.
And that's it, those successful report cards with Pep Guardiola's former disciples now come with an exception. Let's not put surprising faces here as it's Taylor Harwood-Bellis, but come on, not every Southampton faithful deemed the 23-year-old to lose all defensive rhythm under the present boss.
Harwood-Bellis must familiarise himself with more matchday droppings
Instead, the Saints may have found happiness knowing that Harwood-Bellis' career can fly as higher as Still's other top coached centre-back, Abdukodir Khusanov's at Man City.
Strangely, it's not a pleasant spectacle for the time being and this "time" may take more than just gameweeks to pass. Why is that so? Because Harwood-Bellis has a steep walk for fetching minutes with Still firm on seeking consistency in the backline.
As quoted by the Daily Echo, the Englishman threw a straw of lineup hint for Sheffield United saying: "The three of them again have put in an interesting performance, and I think they're kicking themselves now that they have conceded that goal."
Contrastingly, Taylor will have to be sacrificed for the pride-defending tour to Sheffield. Of course, as not to trip over the feeble four-point gap between the Saints and their red-kit counterparts.