Scott Sellars wants Checkatrade Trophy progress for Wolves

Bright Enobakhare's late winner gave Wolves all three points at Gresty Road.

Wolves had gone 2-0 up through two Nouha Dicko goals before being pegged back by a revitalised Crewe in the second half.

They were also indebted to a stunning double save from Andy Lonergan in the sixth minute of stoppage time at the end of the game.

Sellars said of the victory: "We were 2-0 up at half time and I thought we looked really good on the break, causing a lot of problems.

"They were two great goals from Nouha and we looked a threat.

"I expected them to come out in the second half and they did, obviously a mistake from us gives them a bit of encouragement at 2-1.

"Then it was dicey, a difficult time and they got back to 2-2 and we're thinking we'd take that because the game had totally changed.

"Then Bright's bit of perseverance at the end, chasing almost a lost cause, gets himself a goal and I'm really pleased for him."

The competition has been derided by many, with small crowds and little interest in the tournament, which features academy sides from the Premier League and Championship.

Sellars fielded a number of senior players at Gresty Road, with Silvio, George Saville and Jed Wallace joining Dicko and Lonergan in the XI.

But whatever team he puts out, he wants Wolves to progress. And with all four Group B teams on three points, Wolves will make it through to the knockout stages if they beat Accrington Stanley at Molineux next month.

Sellars said: "We lost a few very good players to international duty including Christian Herc, Morgan Gibbs-White and Connor Ronan, which puts us under real pressure.

"We probably needed a little bit of support (from the seniors). If we'd gone out with some of the very young ones it might have been a tough night.

"To get that balance is right. Ethan (Ebanks-Landell) and Nouha helped us in the Chesterfield game and we'll see how it works in the last one (against Accrington) in terms of the programme.

"Again the only slight problem I find with the tournament is the games are around the international breaks, which causes a problem.

"I want to go through. I want the lads to experience more of this and play against senior professionals, with a crowd and under pressure. It's something I can't give them at under-23 level, so the only way we can do it is expose them to this.

"If we can quality that gives us another game and that's what we're looking for.

"At the end of the day I work for Wolves and I only really care about what we do. I think there's a lot of conversations about B teams and I don't think anybody in football sees that as a realistic option. I hope, maybe not this year, but in two or three years people will say it's a good idea and still working well and that the crowds go up."

While a number of senior players featured at Gresty Road, the likes of teenage centre halves Connor Johnson and Ryan Leak earned valuable experience as they endured a Crewe onslaught late in the second half.

They're part of a group of players who've grown up together in the past couple of years, under Sellars' guidance.

He added: "(Connor and Ryan) are 18, playing at the end against two really experienced strikers in (Chris) Dagnall and (Ryan) Lowe who've scored lots of goals throughout their careers and I thought their movement was very good.

"I think they'll have learned massive amounts tonight playing against those two players. This is what it's all about for us, playing against experienced players in front of a crowd, being under pressure like we were for the last 20 minutes. I hope they've learned a lot from it.

"This group have been together for two or three years now and we've seen them progressing from the youth team. They're a pleasure to work with every day - they want to learn and get better and that's all you can expect from young players.

"I think that shows in how they play - they're together, they've got a never-say-die attitude and they never let you down, as they proved again here."