Wrexham 6-0 Morecambe: Paul Mullin hat-trick sends Wrexham up to second

Wrexham have lost three League Two games this season, one less than leaders Stockport County

Paul Mullin scored a hat-trick as Wrexham continued their League Two promotion push by hammering managerless Morecambe at the Stok Racecourse.

Joel Senior's own goal and Mullin's strike put the hosts 2-0 up within the opening seven minutes and Jacob Mendy added Wrexham's third before the break.

The visitors had no answer as Mullin fired in two more after half-time and James Jones finished off the scoring.

Wrexham rose a place to second in the table as Morecambe stayed ninth.

Morecambe are seeking a new manager following Derek Adams' return to Ross County.

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson said:

"We're not used to losing (in last week's defeat to Accrington Stanley) and it hurts to lose and it doesn't matter how many games you've managed, it never gets easier.

"But once the game has gone, there's nothing you can do about it apart from look to the next one and how we're going to respond, and the training has been outstanding this week.

"You could sense there was a determination in the group and what a way to respond with an emphatic 6-0 victory.

"So obviously, we're very pleased and this is a good day's work for us because Morecambe are a dangerous team on the counter-attack."

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