Reading striker Yakubu has revealed that he was desperate to make his mark at the club after scoring the goal that fired his side into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

The 32-year-old made just his second appearance for the Royals as he came off the bench against Derby County and struck in the 82nd minute to guide them into the last eight of the competition against one of his former managers.

He told BBC Sport: "I was desperate to go on, I told our manager that I wanted to go on. Derby manager Steve McClaren pulled me back on the touchline and joked with me telling me 'don't do it, don't go on and score', but I did it, I did my job.

"I never wrote it off coming back to England, never say never. Reading gave me the chance to come back so I'm happy to be here."

The Royals have never won the FA Cup in their history, but have now reached the quarter-finals three times in six seasons.