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Sheffield United have struck gold on "unbelievable" star whose value has risen by £5m - opinion

Often, the playoff semi-finals in the Championship can be a nervy and tense occasion as four sides desperately battle it out to try and reach the promised land of the Premier League.

Sheffield United obviously didn't feel like playing to this script when they demolished Bristol City 6-0 over two legs to clinch a spot at Wembley, with just one more pressurised game now standing in their way of an immediate top-flight return.

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It was a joyous night to take in at Bramall Lane during the second leg, with a whole host of standout performers showing Chris Wilder across the two legs that they're ready for the strain of the top-flight.

How Sheffield United reached Wembley

Wilder's men would ultimately blow away Liam Manning's Robins over the two contests, with the 22-point gap between the two sides during the regular season clear for all to see.

Across both contests, Callum O'Hare stuck it out as a stylish impact substitute option when scoring twice from off the bench, while Kieffer Moore from the start made sure the second leg wasn't going to be a nervy affair when heading home to make it 4-0 on aggregate.

Moreover, the Blades defenders should be commended for picking up two clean sheets on the spin, with Michael Cooper having to stay alert during the second clash by making six saves, on top of Hamza Choudhury succeeding in a somewhat makeshift right-back spot across both matches by winning 14 duels.

But, there is one defender who hasn't been named yet and he certainly stole the show across both the 3-0 victories.

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Sheffield United star is seeing his value soar

Harrison Burrows hasn't just left all of his blistering displays for the lottery of the playoffs, however, with the exciting 23-year-old also making up a spot in the Championship team of the season.

A lively presence and constantly creative full-back, he bowed out from his two clashes against Manning's men with a sublime one goal and three assists tallied up.

If you throw in these crucial goal contributions to his overall numbers for the regular season, Burrows finds himself on a sizeable six goals and six assists from 47 games, with this sterling output more than justifying the £6m splahed out on his services last summer.

Now, it remains to be seen whether the expansive 23-year-old can conjure up some more moments of magic on the intimidating stage of Wembley, with a spell in the Premier League to come no doubt boosting his ever-growing transfer value even more.

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His value has already shot up by a steep £5m off the back of his confident showings in South Yorkshire, with Football Transfers now estimating the "unbelievable" defender - as he was previously lauded by ex-manager Darren Ferguson - to have a heftier valuation of £11m.

The electric number 14 has arguably turned into his Blades' new Jayden Bogle - offering pace and creativity from the full-back spot - with Burrows hopeful his next onward destination is the Premier League too, so he can continue to follow in the now Leeds United man's footsteps.

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Before anyone gets too carried away, however, Wilder's side have never won promotion through the treacherous playoff route.

But, if the two excellent wins against the Robins are anything to go by, such a hoodoo could soon be put to bed.

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