Phil Parkinson was glad to see Wrexham return to winning ways in style as their 3-0 victory over Exeter saw them climb back into League One’s automatic promotion spots.

Headers from Max Cleworth, Ollie Palmer and Ollie Rathbone ensured victory at The Racecourse and meant the Reds leapfrogged Birmingham into second placed following their loss to Shrewsbury.

The win followed Wrexham’s defeat to Stockport last weekend and Parkinson believes the manner of the victory was as important as the three points.

He said: “It was important, I think everybody could sense we got back to a more consistent level of performance across the 90 minutes.

“We had real control and I think that was very important for us to get back at it and put in a performance like we’d done earlier in the season.

“I’m very pleased. I thought it was a really strong performance from us. Exeter are a difficult team to break down, they’ve only conceded 10 goals this season.

“I thought we played some great football, got the control we looked for in the game with Matty James and Rathbone in the middle of the pitch and Elliot (Lee) changing his position gave us a different dynamic. All in all it’s great to get back to winning ways.

“I thought from our set plays we looked such a threat. I thought the second goal was as good a goal as we’ve scored.”