By Nick Alexander
Roy Keane paid tribute to Carlos Edwards after the winger fired a spectacular winner against Burnley last night.
Edwards struck in the 79th minute to win it for Sunderland, who are now on the verge of a Premiership return.
It was the former Luton winger's fifth goal for the Black Cats since signing for them in January.
Keane said: "Carlos has done well for us, we are fortunate to have him.
"That position was a big problem when I came to the club. Liam Lawrence, credit to him, did well, but I did not see Liam as an out-and-out winger.
"We were looking. I played Liam Miller out there, I played Grant Leadbitter out there, I think I played Dean Whitehead out there.
"We tried different things and credit to the players, they did really well, but we knew we needed a natural right winger.
"When we played Luton here, Carlos stuck in my mind and we thought we'd go and get him, and we are very fortunate to have him."
Sunderland beat Burnley 3-2 at the Stadium of Light to take them back to the top of the Championship.
"The winning goal by Carlos was good enough to win any game," said Keane.