Manchester United U23 coach Neil Wood was delighted with Hannibal Mejbri for victory over Blackburn Rovers.
Amad and Shola Shoretire, with a hat-trick, took the headlines, but Mejbri was also impressive for the win.
Wood told the Manchester Evening News: "Hannibal has lots of quality.
"And a frustrating point for him is there must be about 15 fouls on him per game. And at some point, if the referees are not protecting him, he's going to get his leg broken — that's what I fear for him.
"He loves getting on the ball, he loves creating, and teams love to hack him down when they can.
"He's doing really well, he's been outstanding for the last couple of games. He was outstanding against Liverpool and I thought he was excellent again tonight [against Blackburn]."
