‘F*** me, you can see his f****** bone’ – Shane Long reacts to gruesome James Ward-Prowse injury

The Saints midfielder was caught by Ryan Sessegnon high on his knee in the FA Cup replay

Ward-Prowse reacts after picking up the injury (EPA)

Shane Long’s expletive reaction summed up the severity of Southampton teammate James Ward-Prowse’s right leg injury.

“F*** me, you can see his f****** bone,” remarked the Irishman after Ryan Sessegnon’s challenge.

The agony was too much for Ward-Prowse, who grabbed at Danny Ings while being treated.

The deep gash, combined with ligament damage, could see Ward-Prowse out long-term.

“The worst thing that could happen is (James Ward-Prowse) is injured,” Ralph Hasenhuttl told BT Sport.

“It is good it is only a cut, but this was what I was worried about the most. I can hope he’s not that long injured.”

Saints lost Ward-Prowse with the score in the FA Cup fourth round replay tied at 1-1.

The 25-year-old was quickly given treatment and taken off despite the close proximity to half-time.

Jannik Vestergaard replaced the midfielder, with Spurs eventually prevailing 3-2 thanks to a late strike from Son Heung-min, with Jose Mourinho’s side set to face Norwich in the last 16.

The England international has been a key part of Saints’ revival, surging away from the relegation zone, scoring four times and assisting two more this term.

Ward-Prowse looked primed to push for a place in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for Euro 2020, but his involvement this summer will now be in jeopardy.