Reading boss Brian McDermott is confident he retains the support of club owner Anton Zingarevich.

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has identified McDermott as one of the managers currently under pressure, but the Reading manager is confident he has the support of Zingarevich.

"The owner was in a team meeting with us last week so he knows what we're about. He has known us since January now," McDermott said.

"Obviously we want more points on the board, but he knows that everybody is giving everything they've got, so he's been really supportive.

"In January he said to me, 'look we don't need to go up now, maybe have a real go at it the following season'.

"I said to him 'I'm 50 years of age now, I need to go up'. So I was the one who wasn't patient, but he was patient. He saw this season maybe a year in advance but now we're here."