Joe Hart helps out at Shrewsbury as they beat slumping Salford

Will Boyle scored the decisive goal as Shrewsbury made it five wins in a row with a 2-1 victory at Salford on a night Joe Hart filled in as the club’s goalkeeper coach.

Former England and Manchester City keeper Hart, who started his career in Salop, was helping his old club out for the League Two fixture.

And he saw Gavin Cowan’s side overturn a half-time deficit to continue their impressive form.

Boyle’s strike condemned Salford to a fifth straight defeat in all competitions, though they started brightly as Ossama Ashley and Jorge Grant both went close.

The home side took a fortuitous lead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time when Matthew Cox pushed a mis-hit Ryan Graydon volley against Luca Hoole and the ball rebounded into the net.

Shrewsbury levelled six minutes after the break when Tom Sang picked out the bottom corner from the edge of the box after Josh Ruffels’ initial shot had been cleared off the line.

Josh Austerfield rattled the crossbar with a powerful header before Ben Woodburn had a volley cleared off the line for Salford.

But Karl Robinson’s side would be made to rue those missed chances after 76 minutes when Boyle fired into the bottom corner to seal victory.