Former Reading midfielder John Salako wants Paolo Di Canio appointed the new Royals manager. Reading are four points adrift from safety and the bookmakers' have the Italian as favourite to succeed Brian McDermott.

"This might be the perfect moment for Paolo Di Canio," Salako told talkSPORT. "He has fallen out with the Swindon guys, he's walked away, he's in-between jobs and he might be the perfect answer.

"He could come in on an interim basis, they could say to him, 'let's see how it goes until the summer. Show us what you can do'.

"He would go and fire up that dressing room, grab people by the neck, throw cups of tea around and not let people slack off."