Across the globe it has been a mixed bag for teams associated with the Blades, with a win, a draw and a defeat to report.

Chengdu Blades remain top of China's League One following their emphatic 4-0 success over Pudong Zhongbang.

On target were Harison, Macaba and Tiago, whilst an own goal set the ball rolling.

Over in Hungary, Ferencvaros recorded a creditable 1-1 draw with current league leaders Videoton.

Brazilian Andrezinho gave Fradi the lead before Videoton struck back in the second half to secure a share of the points.

After four games, Ferencvaros sit in fifth place in the NB I.

However, in Australia, Central Coast Mariners surrendered their unbeaten start to the Hyundai A-League campaign after a 2-0 defeat to Wellington Phoenix.

Goals in each half from New Zealand World Cup star Leo Bertos and former Blade Paul Ifill condemned the Mariners to defeat and boss Graham Arnold said afterwards:

"Overall I thought in the first half, except for the one lapse of concentration when they did score I thought we did well, and in the second half they caught us on the break, so overall there were just two incidents that won them the game."