Rhys Norrington-Davies

Norrington-Davies defends with genuine athleticism, recovering ground quickly enough to make up for the odd occasion when his positioning is caught slightly square. He has scored against major international opposition for Wales, a reminder that his attacking instincts extend well beyond simply overlapping and putting in a cross. Years of loan spells across several divisions gave him a grounding in senior football before he properly established himself back at Sheffield United.

The tension is consistency across a long campaign, since a left back who leans on athleticism can find himself exposed once tiredness creeps into recovery runs late in matches. Norrington-Davies has to balance the attacking freedom that made his name at international level against the defensive discipline a Championship season demands week after week. How Sheffield United manage that balance says plenty about whether they see him as a wing back or a more conservative full back.