Unseen Sheffield Utd vs Cardiff City moments as Sharp mounts Morison, Leeds Utd man refuses sub and chief's scouting mission

Cardiff City succumbed to a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of Sheffield United on Saturday.

The Bluebirds gave a good account of themselves, but ultimately Iliman Ndiaye scored the only goal of the game just after the restart. It's a frustrating loss, but one which Steve Morison said he viewed with pride. Here, we take a look at some of the things which you might have missed during the lively affair at Bramall Lane...

Billy Sharp was sent to warm up down the touchline by Paul Heckingbottom just before the half-hour mark. He stood up from the bench to great roars from the home supporters, who were welcoming back their hero after a spell out injured.

Morison noticed he was going for a light jog to stretch the legs, but he had to run past Cardiff's dugout to get to the corner in which he wanted to do his stretches. The Bluebirds manager jumped in his way, prompting sharp to jump on Morison's back, piggy-back style.

Supporters reacted to Morison's gamesmanship and made their feelings known, before fourth official Carl Boyeson strode over to separate the two, thinking there was something more sinister at play. But as Sharp jumped down, the pair smiled at each other before the Blades striker ran off. Morison explained to Boyeson that they were friends, stemming from their time together at Leeds United in the 2014/15 season.

In the final 15 minutes of the first half it was genuinely painful watching Cody Drameh. He got a bang on the leg when he tried to cross a ball in on the half-four mark and limped for a few minutes thereafter, being crumpling to the ground in a heap.

It looked impossible that he would carry on, with Morison telling Mark McGuinness to warm up as he took his training top off in anticipation of a substitution.