Title-winning Rob Edwards hails his young Wolves

Wolves beat Manchester United with a stunning last-gasp victory on Friday, coming from 2-0 down with 10 minutes to play to win 3-2.

And when Southampton failed to overturn an unlikely 11-goal goal difference deficit on Monday, Wolves’ title was confirmed.

Edwards said of Friday’s phenomenal win: “It was probably one of the best feelings in 20 years of professional football that I’ve had. It was amazing, I felt so proud of the boys.

“During those last 25 minutes the lads ran over them and it was one-way traffic.

“You’re obviously taking a risk because United have some real qualities and are a danger on the break, with quick free-kicks and are clever in their play, but our lads found a way.

“I said it on Friday night, it’s them that deserve all the credit because they believed, and they fought for everything.”

Wolves will now face the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea in the top under-23 league next year.

Edwards added: “Throughout the whole of the season we’ve had the best goal difference, we’ve been top of the league for most part of the year, so they’ve been up there and have had to deal with the pressure of everyone trying to catch us – sometimes they have, and they’ve had to fought back, but we managed to get back on top.

“There’s been a good core group of players who’ve trained constantly in and around the first-team group for large parts of the week, throughout every week of the season, which has been really good for their development.

“This has then culminated in us as a group and the lads being able to win the league, which has been a great way to finish the domestic season.

“There are still a couple of games left for the first-team, which we have to be prepared for, and we’ve got to a tour away in Hong Kong, so the season’s not over yet, but it’s been more than a good year.”