Latics urged not to let up

Wigan boss Steve Bruce has urged his side not to take their foot off the pedal despite already achieving Premier League survival. A much-improved campaign has seen the Latics secure their top-flight status much sooner than they have the last two seasons. Wigan passed the 40-point mark with victory over Hull City last month but Bruce insists the job is not done yet. The Latics are within reach of their highest-ever Premier League finish and an unlikely European spot, and Bruce feels they must go all-out to achieve them. "The mentality at the club last season was all geared to staying in the Premier League, which we achieved in the second-to-last game by beating Aston Villa," he told the Evening Post. "The year before, the club had to wait until the final game at Sheffield United to stay up, and did so by one goal. "I hope the mentality is different now - it's not enough to think that we have done our job. "We still have seven games to play, five of them against sides who aren't safe from relegation. "We have a lot to play for yet. We want to finish as high as we can, and we owe that to the supporters and ourselves. "Every season a club like ours has to start out with the intention of getting safe, but with the good position we are now in, I want us to kick on."

Source: SKY_Sports