You can’t blame McAtee for wanting to make the move back to the Blades because he has already proved himself in the second tier and won’t want to stand still as he looks to establish himself as a key first-teamer for Man City in the future.

Leicester are an exceptional side and he would have developed at the King Power – but he wouldn’t have been guaranteed starts considering the existing options Maresca has at his disposal.

Cesare Casadei was consigned to a place on the bench yesterday and that just reinforces the amount of depth Leicester have.

At Bramall Lane, you feel he will be guaranteed a decent amount of game time considering Heckingbottom knows the player can thrive in his system.

And even if McAtee doesn’t always start for Sheffield United, he probably won’t regret not making the move to Leicester, despite the fact the Foxes are a big club with plenty of potential.