Brian McDermott was delighted with Reading’s resolve as they battled from behind to earn a point against Middlesbrough at the Riverside.
In fairness, after being on the back foot for the opening 30 minutes it could have been a different story, but in the second half McDermott’s men stuck at it after Chris Killen put Gordon Strachan’s side ahead in the 47th minute.
Brian McDermott has backed Reading centre-back Matt Mills to come through his testing week a ‘stronger and better person’, starting with tomorrow’s trip to Middlesbrough (3pm kick-off).