The Blades paid an undisclosed fee to secure the services of Shaun in the summer of 2012, signing a two year deal with an option for a third. He arrived from Crewe, where he'd began his development as a seven-year-old in the famed Gresty Road Academy.
He made his senior Alex debut in 2006 and went on to make 179 appearances, scoring a total of 43 goals, which attracted plenty of attention before United swooped to sign him.