Richard Cresswell says he has decided to remain a Blade in the hope of getting another crack at the Premiership.

Cresswell penned a new three-year deal on Monday afternoon and is now contracted at the Lane until June 2013.

The experienced marksman, who netted 14 times last term, loved his first year with the Blades and is confident that a promotion push is on the cards next season:

"It has been a fantastic move for me personally. I came here to play football, even took a drop in wages, and things couldn't have gone much better.

"I managed to score plenty of goals and in the end I think I won the fans over, so I want to produce that level of performance for the next three years.

"It clicked here straight away, I knew a lot of the lads and to be honest I settled in quickly. Apart from breaking my rib everything went smoothly.

"The Gaffer is building another new squad this summer which I am delighted to be part of, and hopefully we will have everything in place to be competing at the top end of this division next term.

"The reason I came here in the first place was to get this club back to the Premiership because everything is geared up for the top-flight. I am not here just to pick my money up, I am here to win promotion.

"I am an ambitious individual and getting back into the Premiership is something that drives me on. We have got to set our sights on the big prize and we must give it a real good crack."

After recently stating in the press he wanted to bring the curtain down on his playing career with United, Cresswell is understandably happy to have signed on for a further three years, but says he expects to play on beyond that and is adamant there is every reason to be positive about the forthcoming campaign:

"This contract will take me to the age of 35 so it is a good one for me, but I am a fit guy - probably one of the fittest at the club - so it won't be a problem anyway because I intend to play on for a few more years after this current deal.

"We need that core of players in the squad and the Gaffer is also working hard to bring other players in. Hopefully the experience of the older lads can make it a strong dressing room and we have every reason to be optimistic."