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Reading manager Jaap Stam 'sick' of talking about Manchester United exit

Reading manager Jaap Stam has said that facing Manchester United on Saturday is "not about me" but he is looking forward to going back to the club where he won the Treble in 1999.

Stam, who played for United from 1998 to 2001, takes his Reading team to face United at Old Trafford in an FA Cup third round tie.

The Dutchman was sold to Lazio after comments made in his autobiography, but he has become tired of speaking about the way his relationship with former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson deteriorated following the book's publication.

Stam told BBC Radio Berkshire: "I get sick of it, Fergie gets sick of it.