Chris Wilder says his Sheffield United players have found this week difficult following the shock death of former Blades defender George Baldock.
The Greece international was found dead in his swimming pool in Athens last week.
The full-back spent seven years at Bramall Lane, playing 219 games and helping the South Yorkshire club to two promotions to the Premier League, before joining Panathinaikos in the Greek Super League in the summer.
Wilder signed Baldock in 2017 after working with him at Oxford United, and said the club was still trying to cope with the news as they prepare for Friday's Championship fixture at Leeds United.
"It's been really difficult," Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield. "It puts everything into perspective, doesn't it?
"We're in the industry of football, we're football people, but there's something miles bigger than the game of football on Friday.
"I'm having to talk about the game, and having to talk about the sad passing of a player that meant so much to everybody here at Sheffield United."
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