The Swans boss was delighted by the Sheffield United on Saturday – but still had one complaint from the performance.Alan Sheehan was delighted by his side’s performance (Image: Athena)

Alan Sheehan has lavished praise on his Swansea City side following their superb win over Sheffield United on Saturday, but says their lack of cutting edge in the final third remains a concern.

Swansea produced arguably one of their best performances of the Sheehan era by seeing off the Blades in a 1-0 win, with Ronald netting the decisive goal midway through the second half.

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Ronald himself missed a great chance in the first half, after Josh Tymon had fired wide inside the opening minute, while Melker Widell perhaps should have hit the target late on, dragging a shot wide.

But there were otherwise plenty of positive facets to this performance, against a side many had previously tipped to be there or thereabouts in the race for promotion this season.

“I am really pleased,” Sheehan said afterwards.

“I think the only critical thing you can say is that again is we’re not more clinical in putting the game to bed. This is a team that was one game away from being in the Premier League.

“To go toe-to-toe with them and come out on top deservedly, the only thing I can be critical of is that we didn’t have a few more.”

A new striker remains near the top of Swansea’s transfer wishlist, and it’s hoped there could be some movement on that front early next week.

“We need a couple more in, obviously,” Sheehan added. “Everybody knows that. But when you’re trying to focus on the team and pick a team for this, you’re not sure if something will be done, or whether it’s two weeks away or one week away.

“Hopefully we can continue to get a few little bits done.”

One player that looks set to come through the door is Kiwi midfielder Marko Stamenic, who is poised to sign from Nottingham Forest on a permanent deal.

He was in the stands for Saturday’s win, and is likely to be unveiled as a Swansea player within the next 48 hours.

“Marko will be in,” Sheehan continued. “Marko’s a player we’ve been after for a while. He’ll bring some physicality, athleticism, and he’s another international coming into the building.

“He showed a real willingness, and he’s a real good character, which is so important because we want to bring in players and we sometimes want them in sooner.

“But getting the right people for what we’re trying to do was so important for the football club. We can’t just sign anybody. It’s got to be the right ones that fit into our group and how we want to play.

“So to bring Marko in is a really good signing. Sign up to the Swansea City WhatsApp service to get breaking news and top stories sent to your phone.

“You need to be as strong as you can in the middle. It gives us options, whether we play three or four in there sometimes, which is something to potentially look at for us.

“But today the midfield performance was excellent. I was very happy as we won the middle of the pitch. We won the midfield battle.

“So, very happy.”

Sheehan handed a debut to his latest summer arrival Malick Yalcouye, who arrived on a season-long loan from Brighton and Hove Albion on Thursday.

“I think he did well,” Sheehan said.

“He’s been with the team a couple of days. He’s got great energy. He’s got to get integrated into the Championship.

“He showed some real quality at times and calmness within our structure and he worked really hard for the team, so it’s great to have that competition for the team, and I don’t think you can pick out any individual today that didn’t come out of it positively.”