New goalkeeper Brian Murphy is targeting a return to the squad when the Blues face Southampton in the FA Cup at St Mary’s a week on Saturday. The Irishman injured ankle ligaments in the warm-up ahead of Sunday’s game at Leicester, the first time he had been in a Town squad since his free transfer move from Bohemians.
Murphy told the club site: "My initial worry was that I was going to be out for seven or eight weeks. Connor Wickham was set to shoot but pulled the ball back instead and as I tried to rebalance myself, my ankle went one way and my knee the other.
"It was very sore and I was frustrated and disappointed obviously. I would have liked to have got a few games under my belt at least before getting injured!
"Thankfully the scans have shown the ankle is not too bad and I'm looking at being out for 10 days or so, which is bad enough but a relief in a way.
"I want to get back into training as soon as possible and if all goes well, maybe I can make the Southampton game at the end of next week."
On Friday manager Roy Keane said he would like to see Murphy play a couple of reserve games before he comes into contention for a first team start.
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