Sunderland winger Carlos Edwards will do all he can to keep the club in the Premiership.

The Trinidad & Tobago international told The Times: "I don't want to make a judgment on the way other people's lives work out, but because of the way my career has gone, I appreciate where I am, the progress I've made and what I've got now compared with back then.

"For me, Wrexham was a stepping stone; when you're a baby, you can't run before you walk, and I don't mean that with any disrespect to them. There are many players at this club who have worked their way up the leagues. I don't know whether that gives us more drive or determination to stay here, but what I do know is that it gives an edge to what I'm doing.

"I don't want to go back to the Championship, I don't want to go back down. Maybe in five years, maybe when I'm nearly ready to put my boots up, it would be OK to play there, but I won't let it enter my mind that we're going to get relegated.

"I'm just going to help in any way possible, whether it's on the pitch or off it. I'm going to try my best to keep Sunderland floating in the Premiership."