'Amazing character' - Wolves boss salutes Raul Jimenez after late winner

Cesar Peixoto saluted the “amazing character” of Raul Jimenez after he was Wolves’ super sub at Sheffield United.

The Mexico international came off the bench to bag the only goal of the match in the 90th minute at Bramall Lane.

Jimenez had been left out of the starting line-up for the first time in the Championship this season but delivered the perfect response with his third goal of the campaign.

“You saw the way he went on the pitch, trying to score and trying to defend, helping the team,” said Peixoto. “He is an amazing player and character.”

Discussing the decision to leave Jimenez out of the starting XI, Peixoto replied: “The players want to play all the time but I spoke with Raul before.

“He and Trippier are 35 years old and we have to manage them, being intelligent. He wants to play but he also understands his age and physicality.

“He came later from the World Cup and it is more difficult for him to play three games in the same week.

“I want to make decisions which are better for the team game after game.

“If I feel in a game it is better not to have Raul because we have three games in a row, then I am going to take the decision.

“I respect all the players and respect Raul for sure. It is better to have him play fewer minutes with a great performance like we saw, than tired and finding it more difficult to play.

“We have to manage him in an intelligent way to make the team as competitive as possible in all the games.”

Jimenez scored just as Wolves’ winless run looked like being extended to three matches.

They moved up to seventh in the table after keeping their first clean sheet in the league.

Peixoto said: “The team, when they had the capacity to play our game, played our game.

“When they needed to fight for each other they did so, the first ball, the second ball, we managed that situation better compared to the last game and stayed together until the end.

“When we scored, I think we deserved the win. We could have scored more.

“It’s an important win, the way we played, the players who came from the bench was amazing to help the team.”

Wolves are due to assess Nasser Djiga after he sustained an injury which forced him off in the second half.