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Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has urged his side “not to get caught up in the noise” in Sunday’s Steel City derby against Sheffield United.
The veteran Scot, 35, has made 400 league appearances for the Owls and is winless in five matches against their city rivals.
Wednesday lost the reverse fixture 1-0 at Bramall Lane in November and have not beaten the Blades since February 2012.
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Barry spent the first half of the season on loan at Stockport County where he scored 15 goals in League One before being recalled by Villa at the start of this month.
Barry also spent last season with Stockport, scoring nine goals as they were promoted from League Two.
“The Derby fans were battering me in the first half and I got booked, so I had a personal vendetta to come out and do something”, he told BBC Radio Sheffield.
“I really enjoyed it here when I was younger so it was a bit weird they were booing me. I thought I’d be all right here but I got the last laugh.
“That’s why my celebration was so dramatic,
Sheffield Wednesday have confirmed Barry Bannan and Liam Palmer have signed new contracts at Hillsborough.
Club captain Bannan, 34, has made 402 appearances since joining in 2015 from Crystal Palace.
Palmer, 32, came through the Owls academy and has made 435 appearances, becoming their longest-serving player.
Both players were due to depart this summer after playing a huge role in Wednesday’s escape from Championship relegation.
The club have not confirmed