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Bryan Robson can draw on plenty of derby day experience ahead of his first one in charge of the Blades at Hillsborough on Saturday.

Robson is under no illusions of the expectations as the Blades lock horns with the Owls, although he is more concerned about notching up another away day maximum:

"Everybody knows derby games are important but it's more about another three points. In these types of games it doesn't matter if you are home or away.

"You must keep calm and show desire, but the main thing is controlled aggression. The players must play with their heads, whilst working hard and been committed."

The Blades boss is urging his side to keep focused and let their football talents do the talking in S6 at the weekend:

"We expect them to be up for it but we must be controlled and use our footballing brains. We have looked nice and sharp in training and it's all down to our performance come Saturday."

Robson is keen to send all Unitedites home happy come Saturday afternoon, as he appreciates the banter will flying around all workplaces come Monday morning, whilst a repeat of the derby day success against Barnsley last year would be well received in S2:

"Derbies are so important to the fans because they have to go to work on Monday and everyone wants to be a winner on days like this. Sheffield is my fourth derby city so I have plenty of experience of what it will be about.

"Against Barnsley we were excellent so a repeat would do nicely, and this is a great opportunity to get on a decent run and continue building towards the top-six."

Looking at the Owls, the United boss will come across a couple of familiar faces and knows the sort of problems they will cause:

"I have seen them a few times and watched videos of them, I know about Ronnie Wallwork and Steve Watson from my WBA days so I have an idea about a few things.

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