LIAM Manning says the injury picked up by Marcus Browne during Oxford United’s 3-1 win at Barnsley ‘isn’t looking great’ for the winger.

The 25-year-old made an electric start at Oakwell, winning the penalty which Cameron Brannagan converted to give the U’s a 1-0 lead.

However, he was forced to hobble off after 27 minutes, having earlier been on the receiving end of a challenge from Mael de Gevigney on the left wing.

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United head coach Manning said: “The initial bit isn’t looking great, but you never know until you have a scan.

“The one disappointment from the game was that, so fingers crossed it’s not too bad because he’s done really well for us.”

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On the impact Browne was having in recent games for the U’s, Manning said: “There’s not many in the division that can do that [winning the penalty], and the challenge is keeping him on the pitch so he can do that regularly.

“It’s disappointing for him because he’s found a good vein of form.

“He was rightly starting and having a good impact in games, so fingers crossed it isn’t too bad.”

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