Exclusive – Brian McDermott: Manchester United showed Reading respect

Reading manager Brian Mcdermott was proud of his players despite them losing 4-3 against Manchester United.

Dutch striker Robin Van Persie got the winner for the Red Devils but the Royals had led Sir Alex Ferguson's side and caused them considerable problems particuarly from set-pieces.

McDermott told Call Collymore: “I am proud of the efforts of the players and we are trying to play the way we want to.

“We scored three goals but have not got the result we would have liked. We got plenty of balls into the box and could have scored more.

“We got a lot of respect from Manchester United.”