Ben Flower was given the honour of leading Wigan 's victory song after helping them to a 30-20 win over Warrington on his return from a six-month suspension . The 27-year-old Wales forward did not get among the scorers but he did enough to impress coach Shaun Wane on his first appearance since being sent off in the Warriors ' Grand Final defeat by St Helens last October . ' I thought he looked a bit serious , he 's not done anything for six months , ' Wane said . ' I was a bit apprehensive for him but I thought he played really well - he belted a few people - and he led the song in the dressing room . Wigan Warriors forward Ben Flower takes on Warrington's Micky Higham ( left ) and Roy Asotasi . 'It 's good to have him back . He 's been vilified in the press but he 's a really nice bloke . ' The return of Flower dominated the build-up to the Super League derby while the half-time announcement that Sam Tomkins is returning to the club on a four-year contract made it a night to remember for Wane . 'Everything is great , ' Wane said . 'It 's fantastic getting these players back . We should be very proud . It 's a great coup for us , it just shows we do some things right . ' On the field , winger Dom Manfredi provided the highlight with his second hat-trick of tries in five days as the Warriors three times came from behind to secure a fourth win in five matches to consolidate third place in the table . Ryan Hampshire , Anthony Gelling and Liam Farrell also touched down while centre Chris Bridge scored two tries for the visitors , who had led 10-0 after 10 minutes . Flower struggles to control the ball as Warrington forward Ben Currie lines him up the for hit . 'It was a bit of tick and pass at times , which is disappointing , but I thought our attack was good , ' Wane said . 'We gifted them a couple of tries with poor one-on-one misses but it was win at all costs for us and we got the win . 'Competition is driving up the skill levels and we 're going to get better . We are going to put a real complete performance in soon . ' The defeat leaves Warrington outside the top four but coach Tony Smith was encouraged by his side 's performance . 'It was a great effort by both teams and another great game , ' he said . 'We produce some of the best games between us but , at the moment , we 're coming out on the wrong side of them . ' I think both coaches will be looking for some improvement in defence but some special rugby league was played . Sometimes you 've just got to go 'wow ' , it 's pretty hard to stop if they are going to go to those lengths to score tries . Dom Manfredi crosses for a Wigan try despite the attention of Toby King . 'The start of the second half really hurt us , it sapped our energy when they were throwing the ball around like a basketball . 'The second half was n't great for us but we 're heading in the right sort of directions . It takes good performances to beat us . We 're much better than a few weeks ago . ' Smith had mixed views on the performance of 19-year-old Declan Patton , who was making only his second appearance in Super League . 'His kicking game was sensational and I love it when he 's running with the ball but he got ragged around defensively at times , ' he said . 'There are some aspects of his game he needs to step up . He learned some harsh lessons there tonight but he 's a good kid and will take things in his stride . '
Wigan posted a 30-20 win against Warrington on six months night . Ben Flower was making his first appearance for Wigan in Thursday . Flower was banned following his red card in last year 's Grand Final . The Wales forward was sent off for an attack on Lance Hohaia . Sam Tomkins is also returning to Wigan on a four-deal next season .