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OLD RELIABLE SAVES LATICS

By Feargal Brennan

GARY Roberts was the hero as Wigan secured a late draw against promotion rivals Scunthorpe and, not for the first time in his career, Paul Cook admits he was indebted to the veteran.
Goals from Chey Dunkley, Will Grigg and two first-half headers for Tom Hopper were added to after the break by former Wigan player Ivan Toney to put the Iron on the verge of victory, before Roberts’ late intervention.
The 33-year-old – who has played under Cook at Chesterfield, Portsmouth and now Wigan – was only brought on with eight minutes left and the Latics boss was ...

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