Pedersen 'really proud' despite cup exit

Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen insisted he was still "really proud" of his young side after they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League Two Grimsby Town.

The Owls' only two wins this season have come in the competition - by virtue of penalty shootout triumphs against Bolton and Leeds - but their progress was halted by the Mariners, who shocked Manchester United in the previous round.

Pedersen, who made 10 changes to his team from the weekend, told BBC Radio Sheffield: "I'm proud of what they have done. We have played three cup games on a really, really good level.

"The boys have showed who they are and expressed themselves in the best possible way. It was a very even game in the beginning - we lost the first ball and the second ball but the boys worked their way into the game.

"George [Brown] up front was really, really strong for us. We saw Jarvis [Thornton], we saw Sean [Fusire] and Ernie [Weaver] and Cole [McGhee] - and we saw Yisa [Alao], 16 years old who came in after 35 minutes. Big respect.

"They have to develop quick because they will get playing time."