While Nuno Espirito Santo raced onto the Molineux pitch to celebrate with his players, Claude Puel stood with his head in hands, in total isolation.
They were the contrasting emotions of both managers as Diogo Jota settled an absorbing, frankly bonkers, Midlands derby in added time with the crucial winning goal which also secured his hat-trick.
Nuno was sent off by referee Chris Kavanagh for his over-exuberance, but the Wolves head coach could perhaps not be blamed after this thrilling advertisement for Premier League football.
It was arguably the game of the season so far. Leicester’s famous slogan is ‘Foxes Never Quit’ and their dramatic second-half response had appeared to have come at the perfect time for Puel.
Twice they came back to frustrate Wolves until Jota struck at the death to increase the pressure on Leicester’s beleaguered manager, who has now lost four of his last five matches.
Jota became the first Wolves player to score a top-flight hat-trick since John Richards in October 1977 (which was also against Leicester).
Nuno said: “It’s tremendous happiness to finish like that for everybody at Molineux.
“As a manager it's difficult because there are so many circumstances during the game that I think we should avoid, but it was a very good game because both teams went for it. If there were no mistakes there would be no goals.
“We should manage the game better but it's football.”
On his sending-off, Nuno said: “That is the law and I accept it. I tried to avoid going inside the pitch but it is clear and I was sent off for it and it is the right decision."
Miracles can clearly happen twice, for there was also a remarkable 4-3 win for Wolves over Leicester here in October 2003.
That time it was Leicester who threw away a 3-0 half-time lead, yet on this occasion it was their opponents who were nearly guilty of tossing aside three points.
Wolves were ahead after just four minutes, and could even have scored before that.
Kasper Schmeichel had produced an outstanding save from Ruben Neves but barely 60 seconds later was easily beaten by Jota, who got in front of Danny Simpson to jab Joao Moutinho’s cross home from four yards.
It was the worst possible start for Puel, who wheeled around angrily in his technical area.
There was a nervy moment for Wolves when Rui Patricio, the goalkeeper, almost gifted Jamie Vardy a swift equaliser but the home team increased their lead in the 13th minute, after further suspect defending.
This time it was Harry Maguire at fault, with Ryan Bennett climbing above the England defender to head in Moutinho’s corner.
“You’re getting sacked in the morning,” chanted the Wolves fans, with some Leicester supporters applauding in response.
It could have been worse before half-time, with Schmeichel saving from Jota and Raul Jimenez.
But Leicester produced their first snarl of defiance in the 47th minute with a fine individual goal from Demarai Gray. The winger collected the ball from just near the halfway line and then advanced towards goal, eluding Bennett to arrow a shot across Patricio into the bottom corner.
Harvey Barnes, making his first Leicester start in the league, was then denied by Patricio but produced the leveller in the 52nd minute, driving home the loose ball through Conor Coady’s legs. Rather harshly, Barnes’s effort was later credited as a Coady own goal.
The game was now ebbing and flowing, and Wolves regained the lead in the 64th minute. It was the result of a superb through ball from Neves, with Jota picking up the midfielder’s 50-yard pass and shooting under Schmeichel.
Game over? Nah. Morgan then produced another leveller, heading in substitute James Maddison’s free kick at the far post. It was Morgan’s first goal since the Champions League win over Sevilla in March 2017.
Jota had the last word, though, sweeping home Jimenez’s cross to spark scenes of delirium in front of the South Bank.
Puel said: “It was a crazy game and I’m thinking lots of things.
“It was a fantastic feeling to get back from a difficult situation, but we didn’t manage at the end of the game with the right attitude. We were naïve a lot, and that is a big disappointment.
“We have to correct our inconsistency because we are so up and down with our performances. It’s a big shame to lose all these points.”