▁team - mate ▁J ost ein ▁Flo , ▁She ff ield ▁United ▁b oss ▁Dave ▁Bass ett ▁added ▁N ils en ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁for ▁the ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁be ating ▁Aber de en ▁to ▁his ▁signature . ▁N ils en ▁joined ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁fought ▁un success fully ▁against ▁re leg ation ▁from ▁the ▁Premier ▁League , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁at ▁left - back . ▁ ▁A ▁popular ▁figure ▁at ▁Br am all ▁Lane , ▁N ils en ▁played ▁six ▁seasons ▁under ▁five ▁different ▁man agers , ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁games ▁at ▁centre - back ▁- ▁particularly ▁after ▁United ▁switched ▁to ▁a ▁wing - back ▁formation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 / 9 8 . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁play off ▁final ▁defeat ▁at ▁W emble y ▁against ▁Cry stal ▁Palace , ▁and ▁United ' s ▁defeat ▁to ▁New castle ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁semi - final ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁that ▁cup - run ▁where ▁N ils en ▁had ▁arg u ably ▁his ▁most ▁memor able ▁moment , ▁during ▁the ▁quarter - final ▁penalty ▁shoot out ▁win ▁over ▁Cov entry ▁City . ▁Never ▁scoring ▁for ▁the ▁Bl ades , ▁and ▁with ▁G are th ▁Taylor ▁having ▁missed ▁the ▁first ▁United ▁penalty , ▁N ils en ▁stepped ▁up ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁- ▁power ing ▁the ▁ball ▁past ▁Steve ▁Og riz ov ic ▁to ▁put