Reading defender Ibrahima Sonko says Manchester United hero Ole Gunner Solskjaer has been his most difficult opponent.

Sonko said: "I know it's strange, but the toughest player I ever came up against was Solskjaer when he used to play. I had to man-mark him and was thinking 'I'm not a rightback, I'm not a left-back, what am I doing here?'

"I'd had enough after 30 minutes and I just told the gaffer that it was impossible to mark someone like him. He was the one player that would make me run the most because he would take me places to where I couldn't really mark him.

"Other difficult players I have faced were Didier Drogba and Wayne Rooney. Both of them are strong. Dirk Kuyt was good as well when we played Liverpool at their place."