There’s a lot of in-depth quality in the Wrexham squad, and that was illustrated spectacularly on Tuesday. Cup upsets is in our blood, of course, and we added another higher division scalp in memorable fashion.

It left Phil Parkinson with a lovely conundrum. Despite those enviable options across all positions, he must have had a rough idea of his first eleven, and it will have been close to the side which lost to MK Dons on Saturday.

Having seen some of the players he didn’t pick on Saturday excel, he’s got some lovely problems on his hands!

Before the Manchester United friendly put Paul Mullin out of action, Jake Bickerstaff was a long way off selection: he didn’t even make it onto the plane for the trip to the States.

Take a look at him now! He’s absolutely flying, having come on against MK Dons and made a real impact to earn a start on Tuesday.

He certainly took that opportunity with both hands. His movement was excellent, and he battled superbly with the centre backs, holding the ball up under extreme duress.

Alongside him, Ollie Palmer has started the season like a man possessed. The MK Dons centre backs had a serene time of it until he and Bickerstaff came on, but everything changed at that point, and a trio who had previously had it all their own way were suddenly getting roughed up!

Palmer continued in the grand manner on Tuesday. He really wants to get a game against his old team at Plough Lane, doesn’t he?

There were some fine performance against Wigan from others who weren’t in the starting eleven on Saturday. Luke Young, who hadn’t actually started a game since the first game in March, put in a typical captain’s innings, full of fire, fight and drive. Our midfield is a crowded landscape, packed with ability, but Young issued a firm reminder that he is still here, and still important.

The same can be said of Jordan Davies. A sublime talent, last season was wrecked by injury: incredibly, his last goal before Saturday was in October!

He was back with a bang against MK Dons, scoring a beauty off the bench and sparking our midfield into life.

Against Wigan, The Coedy Assassin continued to show that he’s over the lack of continuity which held him back last season, and added to Parkinson’s exciting options in the middle of the park.

Anthony Forde is a class act, but was unfortunately unable to contribute at the end of the season after being consistently excellent at right wing-back.

Ryan Barnett stepped up and was exhilarating in the run-in, and was one of our few bright sparks in the first half on Saturday.

However, Forde’s impact when he came on for the last 11 minutes (and a good chunk of added time which took his spell on the pitch over the 20-minute mark!) reminded us of his quality.

Another excellent performance followed in the Carabao Cup. He looks a little more eager to take on his opposing full-back round the outside this season, and has consistently stretched opposition defences. He also enjoyed a few forays infield on Tuesday, returning to the parts of the pitch he used to call home, and showcasing his composure on the ball.

Mark Howard reminded us all of his qualities on Tuesday as well. Literally a safe pair of hands, it was touching to see Ben Foster sprint to him when the shoot-out was won to congratulate the man he replaced in the first eleven.

One more player stepped up on Tuesday and made a strong case for his inclusion at Wimbledon. Max Cleworth was outstanding in defence – in my opinion he was the best in a packed field of man of the match contenders. His composure on the ball is a given, but he scrapped well with the Wigan strikers: an impressive effort from a player who dropped out of the side at the same time as Young.

So Parkinson has lots of lovely conundrums to address on Saturday and beyond. And he hasn’t even used his two new signings, Will Boyle and James McClean yet!