Newcastle United boss Kevin Keegan was delighted with the performance of Canadian rookie David Edgar in their victory over Reading on Saturday.

Keegan said: "I had no problems putting David Edgar in. He had a little bit of an iffy start, to be fair, trying to win a couple of balls that Franz Beckenbauer in his prime wouldn't have tried to win.

"But that's just keenness. After that, the longer the game went on, the more assured he looked."