Rhian Brewster’s Blades take on his former club Liverpool on Sunday but the £23.5m striker may not even get on the pitch
When Rhian Brewster missed the decisive penalty for Liverpool in their shootout defeat by Arsenal in the Community Shield last August, he could not have known that was merely the first act in a season of anguish – for Liverpool, for him and even for Sheffield United, the club he would join for a record fee in October.
When the two clubs meet at Bramall Lane on Sunday with United marooned at the bottom and Liverpool aiming to avoid a fifth league loss in a row, Brewster may not feature. He has played only four minutes in United’s past four league matches. His figures for the season so far are anything but flattering: 18 Premier League appearances, seven starts, no goals. A meagre return, then, for the £23.5m paid to lure one of England’s hottest striking prospects.
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