Reading have an injury concern as ace striker Leroy Lita have picked up a leg muscle problem in bed, and he could miss the Premiership opener at Manchester United on Sunday.

The England U-21 international has been in good form and is a key player for the Royals. The 22-year-old scored seven goals last season for Steve Coppell's side.

Coppell told the Reading Evening Post: "Leroy is in a great deal of pain.

"He woke up and stretched while in bed and he has done something to his leg. It is not an injury that should be ridiculed or made light of.

"We don't know what happened exactly. It looks to be a problem with a nerve. Maybe he has displaced one, but he could hardly walk on Monday and had to sit out training.

"It came on so dramatically that we are just hoping it goes away as quickly."