Reading boss Brian McDermott to have words with punished Danny Guthrie

Reading manager Brian McDermott has revealed that he will be holding talks with Danny Guthrie following the recent controversy surrounding the midfielder.

The 25-year-old was fined two weeks' wages for reportedly refusing to travel with the squad for their 3-0 defeat to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday.

"I need to speak to him," BBC Sport quotes McDermott as saying. "We need to have a conversation."

Guthrie, whose future is up in the air following the incident, has featured six times for the Royals since joining the club on a free transfer from Newcastle United in the summer.