Salford coach Paul Rowley instructed BBC Radio Manchester:
“We dipped our toe within the water slightly bit for the primary 25 minutes, lacked possession and gave them some straightforward territory. Wigan are a very good staff clearly, so that they capitalised on that.
“The final quarter-hour of the primary half we dominated, received actually snug within the arm-wrestle, and began the second half in the identical manner, and the sport appeared all on with the primary attempt of the second half.
“We had been snug and assured we may pose a risk, and go on to get the win, however Wigan are a championship facet, so it wasn’t to be.
“It’s one factor going on the market and having a courageous efficiency, and one other actually having the conviction you are able to do it. Typically it’s a must to take your drugs in opposition to a staff like Wigan who catch maintain of you, and whose goal is to take you again defensively.”
Wigan coach Matt Peet instructed BBC Radio Manchester:
“Job completed. We began fairly nicely, notably defensively – Salford are a staff who problem you with the ball, play sideline to sideline and offload, so it’s a must to focus and we did that.
“We appeared alert early within the sport and closed issues down, after which put ourselves ready that when Salford had their purple patch we had been in all probability a couple of too many scores forward.
“We defended nicely by that interval after which the climate got here in and we managed it OK.
“We’re in a lucky place to have sturdy squad depth and that’s testomony to the work completed within the academy.”