John O'Shea says Manchester United teammate Park Ji-sung's matchwinner against Wolves could be decisive in the title race.

Park's stoppage-time strike papered over the cracks of a below-par display from a Reds side decimated by injury and illness, providing a timely boost ahead of a tricky week.

"It was a huge goal," O'Shea told MUTV. "The way the game ended was just such a high for us. It was a fantastic goal from Ji. He just sucked the defenders in to make the challenges and carried on going and tucked it away in the corner.

"Hopefully we can look on that goal as a very special moment in the season. The focus beforehand was that we needed three points, then we could look forward to the City game. Thankfully we got that, now we recover and focus and hopefully we'll get a few bodies back."