Luton boss Jack Wilshere wins first trophy as manager with EFL Trophy final triumph

It may not be as illustrious a trophy as the FA Cup that Jack Wilshere twice lifted on this famous ground with Arsenal.Nor are the spoils quite as grand as they were back when Luton Town were last victorious under the Wembley arch in 2023.But this 3-1 victory over Stockport County in a pulsating Vertu Trophy final feels like a seismic moment for both club and manager.Though Luton are just one place better off than they were pre-Wilshere, the former Arsenal and England midfielder, 34, has slowly but surely started to galvanise a club who have found themselves in decline, plagued by two successive years of losing football games.‌Just shy of six months to the day he was appointed, Wilshere has lifted them to silverware. And the hope must now be that Luton and their promising young head coach can use their triumph at Wembley as a catalyst and become the ninth team in history to secure a cup and promotion double.READ MORE: Frank Lampard: How Chelsea legend has revitalised Coventry City - and his own careerREAD MORE: How Millwall have become the Championship's dark horses for promotion under Alex NeilIt was anything but a dream start to proceedings, though. Outnumbered almost three to one, it was the 10,000 plus Stockport County fans who had cause for celebration first. Adama Sidibeh, snapped up from St Johnstone in January, motored through the gears to bear down on goal. And he cannoned a smart finish into the hallowed Wembley turf and up and over Luton's veteran keeper, James Shea, to break the deadlock.The warning signs had been there for Luton. Barely 90 seconds earlier, the pacey and dangerous Sidibeh had been played in behind and only an impeccably timed block from Hakeem Odoffin prevented Wilshere's men from being breached.But they responded like a team who had tasted defeat just once in 11 prior to their latest pilgrimage to the famous Wembley arch.‌View 3 ImagesJack Wilshere marked his visit to Wembley as a manager with silverwareA teasing cross in...