"It's progress" - Wolves boss' take on first point since October

They picked up that point despite naming just one recognised midfielder and asking attackers Jhon Arias and Mateus Mane to play deeper and Edwards was pleased with his team's response.

"It's nice to take something from the game," he said.

"I do feel it's the least we deserved, it's progress."

Edwards added: "We obviously had to jig things around a little bit. 

"We gave Santi (Bueno) all the way up until today, around lunchtime. Once we knew he was no, as a staff we had a good long discussion around how we were going to go about things, which we'd been talking about yesterday.

"I think we got things right in the end, but there was an element of risk there because we were playing a number eight as a number six and a couple of attacking players as number eights. We thought this is going to go one way or the other. We're taking a bit of a risk.

"The challenge was then we need to be able to take the ball. I thought after the first few minutes, United had it and we were working things out, but after that, I thought we began to take the ball, really challenge Joao and Jhon and Mane to be able to do that for us.

"We felt if they go aggressive against Joao, then we'll be able to find either Mane or Jhon. I thought we had some really good control, some good passages of play, created some good chances, especially in the first half. 

"Second half, they forced us back a little bit more, but I thought we looked a good counter-attacking threat.

"Showed really good energy, good aggression, still created one or two big moments. Overall it was a really good performance."

Mane has been the shining light for Wolves in recent weeks after breaking into the team, as the 18-year-old has put in positive and energetic displays.

He continued that level of performance despite playing out of position at Old Trafford and Edwards admits he was surprised at how well the teenager did.

"That was him playing out of position, I'm really impressed," Edwards said.

"He probably surprised me how good he was, in a really nice way.

"He's got a really good understanding of the game, tactically, to be able to play in different positions and take that on board. 

"Yesterday, because of what we thought we were going to do, he thought he was going to be playing as a number 10. We were talking to him about that last night at dinner and then today things have changed and he's playing as an eight.

"So to show that level of understanding is really, really impressive. He took the ball, didn't look fazed, played with bravery. 

"But then his work rate as well, that recovery late on against Casemiro after he tried the little backheel, that's priceless. 

"That's the stuff that we need everyone to do and it's great that an 18-year-old at the moment is showing that."