James Beattie ended his four game goal 'drought' on Saturday with a double and Kevin Blackwell insisted afterwards that the striker's self-belief and unselfishness was always going to win through:

"He needed to score because all strikers do, but he did what all the good ones do - kept believing in his own ability and doing the right things.

"It was good that he got the chances again because he was superb as the lone striker at Bristol City in midweek when he could easily have scored more than once and played with great intelligence.

"We are lucky to have him. He's a great lad, the lads love him and the staff love working with him."

Beattie's goals against Plymouth - a penalty and free-kick - meant another fixture without the Blades netting from open play despite making a host of chances, and the United boss admits:

"We would take anyone scoring off their backside at the moment, and how we haven't scored a hatful recently I just don't know - and when we did (against Southampton) it was given offside!

"It is frustrating because chances created but not taken don't show on the the scoresheet which gives the wrong impression."