Iron manager Russ Wilcox said his team need to learn from Preston, and they defeated United 4-0 on Saturday.
He believes the Lilywhites could win automatic promotion and were streetwise in the way they dealt with Scunthorpe.Joe Garner (two), a Miguel Llera own goal and a strike from Chris Humphrey saw the Glanford Park side humbled in their first home league clash of the season.