Wolves took a huge step towards Premier League survival with a 2-1 victory at rock-bottom Southampton, with Jorgen Strand Larsen scoring both goals for Vitor Pereira's side
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Vitor Pereira enjoyed Wolves' win
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Vitor Pereira has expressed his heartfelt commitment to keeping Wolves in the Premier League, following their crucial 2-1 win over bottom-placed Southampton.
A double from Jorgen Strand Larsen pushed Wolves nine points clear of third-bottom Ipswich, despite Paul Onuachu's goal for Southampton, who haven't tasted victory since February began.
"It was very important for us in this moment in the season," Pereira commented. "I think it was difficult for sure, we suffered a bit in the last 10 because we wanted to keep the three points.
"I think in this moment it was important to make the difference and have the difference to the other teams.
"Nine points is better than six (the gap to the bottom three). We can keep the nine points and try to be consistent. In this league we can't sleep, we can't go into games thinking that we can wait for results, we must fight, we must deserve the victory.
"This club doesn't deserve relegation, the people of this club don't deserve it. I'm feeling this with my heart and it's a project I want to take with both hands."
Strand Larsen's first goal came in the 19th minute when he met Jean-Ricner Bellegarde's cross, taking his tally to nine for the season with his second-half strike.
Pereira heaped praise on the Norwegian striker: "In the last game he didn't perform at this level because he got an injury. He broke a bone in his hand two days before Everton but he told us he wanted to try.
"For a striker it's impossible to do work with a broken hand.
"Today, one week after, he adapted, he didn't have the same pain as the Everton game, he's a player with a strong personality and he proved that he's a team player and he has quality.
"It was not only the goals, for me he worked defensively and offensively."