The Latics more than held their own in rain-soaked Bruges, as the
2013 FA Cup winners opened their Europa League campaign, but were unable
to force a breakthrough.
James McArthur saw an early effort clip the outside of the post,
while James McClean glanced a header onto his own crossbar at the
opposite end of the field, but clear-cut openings were few and far
between in the opening 45 minutes.
Former Leeds United loanee Habib Habibou nodded wide in the second
half, after beating Scott Carson to a dangerous delivery, and James
Perch forced a smart save from Sammy Bossut, but the spoils were to be
shared.




