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Federici calm despite defeat

Adam Federici insists he will not dwell on his performance against Manchester United.

Adam Federici insists he will not dwell on his performance against Manchester United.

The Australian goalkeeper conceded three times inside the opening six minutes as Reading lost Tuesday's FA Cup fifth round replay 3-2.

He admits he was at fault for United's first two goals but feels there is no need to worry unduly about the mistakes.

"Of course I'm disappointed but I can't allow myself to get too down about it, I was just a bit unlucky," he said.

Federici also praised his team-mates for fighting back from their awful start to almost force extra-time.

"We could have laid down after that start and let United run all over us," he commented.

"But we showed great courage and attitude to come back to 3-2 and made it one hell of a game."