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Having scored just 10 points across the opening two rounds of Super League action, Salford will be delighted to have racked up 12 tries against Widnes in the Challenge Cup.

A young Wigan Warriors side came up short at the AJ Bell Stadium as they lost 20-6 to Salford Red Devils.Sam Powell scored Wigan’s only try of the game, powering over in the first half, but the Warriors were powerless to prevent Salford touching down on four occasions, through Kallum Watkins, Ken Sio, Morgan Escare and Krisnan Inu, to seal a deserved victory.Here’s a look at the talking points to emerge from the contest.The youngster was given the nod in the absence of both Jai Field and Jackson Hastings and he was the man asked to pull all the strings for the Cherry and Whites.Smith has less than 20 top flight appearances to his name, but impressed regularly when called upon last season and was given the opportunity to showcase his

Salford have made significant progress over the last few years, both on and off the field.Appearances in the Super League Grand Final and Challenge Cup Final in consecutive seasons were indicative of this, but perhaps it is in the Red Devils' recruitment that the point is most easily demonstrated.Despite losing Niall Evalds in the off-season, the three-quarter line Richard Marshall selects for the round one fixture against St Helens will likely include Grand Final winner Morgan Escare, 2020 Dream Team winger Krisnan Inu and three England internationals in Joe Burgess, Dan Sarginson and Kallum Watkins.The circumstances certainly fell into place nicely to bring Watkins to the AJ Bell Stadium last year following his departure from Gold Coast

Can Wigan Warriors go one further in 2021?2020 was a successful year for Wigan at first glance but the harsh reality is that Adrian Lam’s side lost a one-sided Challenge Cup semi-final to Leeds and came up agonisingly short against St Helens in the dying seconds of the showpiece.With that in mind, we look at why the 2021 season is a crucial one for Wigan.Wigan have condensed their squad substantially in the off-season with a total of 12 senior names leaving the club for pastures new and just two names recruited.Morgan Escare, Joe Burgess and Jack Wells have moved up the M62 to Salford, while Craig Mullen and Ben Flower have departed to Leigh Centurions.

direct to your inboxSalford Red Devils have launched their squad numbers for the upcoming campaign.Head coach Richard Marshall leads the club into a new era following his appointment ahead of the campaign, taking over from Ian Watson.As is often the case with the Red Devils, plenty of changes have occurred during the off-season. Not only has there been a change of coach, but ten new players have arrived to bolster the squad ahead of the new campaign.Three of those players have been awarded starting jerseys.