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Souza came, he saw, and he conquered the Hatters after finally doing what his mother told him to do and grabbing his first goal

- HECTOR NUNNS

VINI SOUZA'S mother may just have taken a hand in the relegation dogfight which saw another plot twist at Kenilworth Road.

The 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder was at the centre of most of the key action for Sheffield United and finally scored a debut goal for the Blades to seal a first away win of the season.

Souza is a long way from the famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, where he made his professional debut for Flamengo. But last summer's £10million signing from Belgian club Lommel produced a decisive ray of Copacabana sunshine to light up Luton's rain-lashed old ground.

Souza admitted that mum had been on at him for months for failing to get on the scoresheet as Chris Wilder's team plot a miraculous escape.