Reading midfielder Danny Guthrie is happy with his decision to leave Newcastle United.

Guthrie also revealed it was a meeting with Reading boss Brian McDermott that convinced him to complete a move the Berkshire club.

"It would have been easy for me to sign a deal at Newcastle and play 20 games a season but if I wanted to go to the next level then I felt I had to move on," he told Reading's website.

"I spoke to a few clubs over the summer but once I'd met the manager, and heard his plans, this is where I wanted to be."