Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is thankful for Mason Greenwood’s strong ankles after the Manchester United starlet was tackled by Romeu.
Manchester United had taken the lead after Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial scored to cancel Steve Armstrong opener for Southampton.
Solskjaer says the 18-year-old striker is lucky he didn’t suffer a serious injury, and that it was the kind of challenge that would have had any other player, him included, on the sidelines for a month.
A late goal from substitute Obafemi in the 90th minutes from James Ward Prowse corner ensured both sides shared the point.
“My ankle would have been gone and I would be out for a month, but he has got strong ankles,” said Solskjaer after the game.
“It’s up to the referees to make the decisions and I don’t think anyone would be surprised if it would’ve been a different outcome.
“I mentioned it to the fourth official, to be fair, just subtly.”
Solskjaer’s side will travel to Selhurst park to face Crystal Palace coming up on Thursday before they return to the capital for Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.
Meanwhile, its understood that Luke Shaw is a doubt for those games after being forced off with an ankle complaint, while United ended the match a man down after his replacement Brandon Williams was also involved in a nasty-looking clash of heads.
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