‘Cameron Diaz? She can play up front for us!’ - Hollywood mishap at Sheffield United briefly puts a smile on Chris Wilder’s face amid Blades’ Premier League relegation battle

A Premier League relegation battle is being played out at Bramall Lane, with the clock seriously ticking on a bid to rise out of the bottom three. Wilder has returned to Sheffield in a bid to aid that cause, having previously overseen a successful promotion push and top-flight consolidation.

He has a tough task on his hands, with the Blades currently rooted to the foot of the division – seven points from safety with 13 games left to take in. There has been little for Sheffield United to laugh about of late, with five goals being conceded in each of the club’s last three home fixtures across all competitions.

Wilder was, however, given a chuckle following a humbling 5-0 defeat against Brighton. Long-serving local journalist Alan Biggs asked the Blades boss about those currently ruled out through injury, with the question posed of whether there is “any prospect of getting Archer and Cameron Diaz back quickly?”

Wilder, who is without Cameron Archer and Ben Brereton Diaz at present, saw the funny side of that mix up as he quipped back with: “Cameron Diaz? She can play up front for us! Like that. You've brightened me up for five seconds!”

Sheffield United could do with inspiration from somewhere, as they struggle to score goals while conceding a record-breaking amount, but it is unlikely that assistance will be found among the movie stars of Hollywood – with Diaz free to continue a career that has seen her star in productions such as The Mask, There’s Something About Mary, Any Given Sunday, Shrek and Bad Teacher.