OXFORD United's experienced French striker Eric Sabin is advising young star Craig Davies on how to handle himself off the pitch.

Wales international Davies has earned a bit of a reputation for being big-headed and cocky.

And U's boss Brian Talbot admitted at the weekend that the 19-year-old doesn't always listen to what he is told.

But 30-year-old new signing Sabin, who has played for Nimes, Swindon, QPR and Northampton, says he is giving him some tips.

The two front men hit it off superbly in the second half at Darlington on Saturday, when United chalked up a 2-1 victory for their first away win of the season.

Sabin said: "I'm going to try to help him off the pitch, not on the pitch where you can always give some guidelines.

"But off the pitch, he's a lad that you've got to be around and talk to him for him to be disciplined.

"He's got the assets and I love players like that, like Nathan Tyson at Wycombe, Izale McLeod at Milton Keynes players who try to go one-on-one when they've got space, and I'm really delighted to see him playing that way."