SHEFFIELD UNITED have reaffirmed their commitment to the Carling Cup ahead of tomorrow's second round tie at Huddersfield Town.  

Kevin Blackwell's side, who could be poised to sell Chris Armstrong to Championship rivals Reading for a reported £750,000, travel to the Galpharm Stadium determined to reach the later stages of a tournament they came within two games of winning in 2003, according to the Sheffield Star .

Blackwell, still Neil Warnock's assistant when United were beaten in a controversial semi-final by Liverpool, refuses to subscribe to the theory that progress in knock-out competition comes at the expense of success in the league, pointing out that their team went on to reach the Division One play-off final later that year.

Huddersfield inflicted their only defeat of the summer friendly programme when the two clubs last met on August 2.

Blackwell said: "If you rest on your laurels then you get kicked-up the a**e and we don't want that to happen.

"It's a big game against Huddersfield and we want to get through to the next round.

"So we'll be working like hell again beforehand and start from scratch all over again."