Ryan Mason says Oliver Skipp is a "very, very lucky boy" after the high challenge that left him needing stitches on his forehead and the acting Tottenham boss kept his cool over a jibe from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
Skipp was on the end of a boot to the head from Liverpool's Diogo Jota on Sunday at Anfield and despite calls from many for a red card the attacker remained on the pitch and scored the last-gasp winning goal for the hosts. Mason delivered an update on Friday on 22-year-old Skipp, who was approached by an apologetic Jota in the tunnel after the game.
"He is a very, very lucky boy. He had a couple of gashes in his head, needed near to 10 stitches and we are talking about a couple of inches away from an eye problem," he said. "I think the overall feeling this week is we are quite grateful Skippy is okay and it's nothing too serious."
