With league leaders Auckland FC shipping a 90th-minute equaliser to draw with Central Coast earlier on Sunday, United raced to a 4-0 halftime lead at McDonald Jones Stadium and matched the Jets' two-goal output in the second stanza to cruise to their fourth win on the bounce.
Scoring 16 goals across that winning run – their 46 for the season second-best in the league. The three points United took from the win moved them to 38 this season, four back of Steve Corica's table-toppers. And though the Kiwi-based side has a game in hand, they will also have to travel to face their challengers on the season's final day.
"There's still a long way to go," Aloisi cautioned Paramount+.
"I've said to the boys - and then I'm pretty sure they're doing that - don't worry about the ladder.
"They will always look at it, like everyone does, but focus on the performances.
"I know it sounds like a cliche, but you can only take it one game at a time."
United's win kickstarted in the sixth minute by Noah Botic, whose subsequent 'call me' celebration appeared a response to his absence from Socceroos boss Tony Popovic's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Indonesia and China this month.
An own goal from Mark Natta made it 2-0 just two minutes after the opener, Rhys Bozinovski's second goal in as many weeks made it three in the 29th minute before Botic set up Riku Danzaki for a fourth in just the 35th.
The temperatures in the 30s and his side playing their third game in a week, Jets coach Rob Stanton swung the changes at halftime and while Bozinovski grabbed his brace in the 53rd minute the scoreline was dragged back by Charles M'Mombwa and an own goal from Angus Thurgate.
Michael Ruhs broke in behind to put a bow on the result in the 85th minute.
"I'll own it, no problems," said the Newcastle boss.
"It's a part of life.
"No excuses; you can say we're fatigued, but we didn't show enough mental strength to be able to dig our heels in at times and compete."
