Saturday’s result was just Oxford’s second win in their past 12 games and leaves Wilder’s men in second, one point behind leaders Burnley and one ahead of third-placed Leeds before Tuesday’s visit of Millwall.
Across the whole of the Football League nobody has won more games away from home this season than the Blades, who, like Burnley, have 12 victories on the road.
United suffered a dismal relegation from the Premier League in 2023-24, where they won just three games all season, and Wilder said his players did not deserve such a reaction after a rare defeat.
“The players are giving everything to get us to 85 points with six games to go,” he added.
“If it was happening every other week or it was the group I inherited last season that were miles off it and just turned it in then I get that – but not this group. Don’t do it to them and to me.
“The week before we were outstanding and we were just off it [on Saturday]. You can’t put your finger on it.”
Wilder believes playing Oxford away is a difficult game and that the Us should have beaten Middlesbrough in their previous game.
“We didn’t deal with a long throw and, give credit to the opposition and the opposition’s manager, they made it really difficult,” he added.
“We had 75% possession and opportunities and we didn’t find that quality, tempo or rhythm. It was made difficult by a slow pitch and the conditions but no excuses, we just didn’t find that bit of quality, if we had then we’d have scored.”
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