BBC Sport
United have made a record-breaking start to the campaign – in an unwanted sense.
No team in second-tier history has ever had a bigger drop-off in points across the first 15 games of a campaign than their hefty deficit of 23 from last season.
The Blades had accrued 33 points by that stage last term – but began Sunday’s derby on just 10.
They have lost 11 league games already, one more than in the whole of last season.
Since the Football League rebrand in 2004, no team has ever finished above 14th after winning just 10 points from 15 matches.
Last year’s Championship player of the season Gustavo Hamer returned from injury to make a late substitute appearance at Hillsborough, while former Leeds…
