Manchester United and Southampton’s Under 23 teams were caught up in a security threat on Friday night.
Both sides were ordered to board their respective buses immediately after Southampton’s 1-0 victory at Leigh Sports Village.
The potential threat - which eye witnesses claim was a bomb scare - was identified at full-time. Police were called and attended the scene.
Leigh’s stadium complex was thoroughly searched by security staff and the incident was declared a false alarm after a hoax call.
That was not before United and Saints’ youngsters were rushed onto their coaches still wearing full kits while the search took hold.
Ricky Sbragia’s United lost after Jonathan Afolabi’s first-half strike.
