Clyde Best has hailed fellow Bermudian Nahki Wells’s heroics in Luton Town’s 3-1 win against Stockport County in the EFL Trophy final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

The Bermuda striker scored twice as the Hatters came from behind to secure victory and capped a memorable afternoon at the iconic stadium by being named man-of-the-match, much to the delight of former West Ham striker and compatriot Best.

“It’s great and I am pleased for Nahki to see him doing so well and just hope he continues to do things in that vein,” Best told The Royal Gazette.

“He’s proved that he can play and has nothing to prove to nobody. He’s been there a long time and has done well for himself, and I just give him all the praise and all the blessing and hope he can continue to go on for a few more years.”

Wells opened his account with a fantastic two-touch finish from inside the area after being picked out by captain Kal Naismith to earn the Hatters a 2-1 advantage at the break.

He then lashed in a low shot past Stockport goalkeeper Corey Addai in second-half stoppage time to put the match beyond reach and send the trophy on its way to Kenilworth Road for the first time since 2009.

“Any goal is a good goal when you’re playing at Wembley, and I am just glad for him and his family that he’s able to do that and play on that big stage,” Best said.

“I never played at Wembley because when we played there in the 1975 FA Cup final, I just missed out.

“But any player in their right mind looks forward to playing at Wembley. It’s the mecca of English football and everybody wants to play there.

“If you don’t want to play at Wembley something is wrong with you because all the players I know look forward to trying to step on to the pitch at Wembley.”

Situated directly outside the London stadium is a bronze statue of Best’s West Ham team-mate and captain Bobby Moore, who also captained the only England side ever to win the World Cup, in 1966, at Wembley.

“If anybody deserves to have a statue it’s definitely Bobby for what he did for English football,” Best said.

“He was a great player for his club and his country and a great human being.”