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Reading FC manager Jaap Stam has told Leeds United fans to grow up ahead of Saturday's game.

The Whites supporters chanted "boring, boring Reading" during the reverse fixture in December which Royals lost 2-0.

It left Stam far from impressed in his post-match press conference where he said "you can tell something about how they are as human beings to be fair."

There is no love lost between the two clubs with Leeds supporters keen to get another win over one of their play-off rivals.

Asked if he expected a hostile reception from the visiting fans this weekend, Stam replied: "It would be nice if they come over here and instead of them being hostile we can be hostile against them.

"It should be that way around.

"But it's not being hostile. It's about supporting your own team and not being hostile against people because we're not kids anymore.

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"In how we played you can say about being boring but we had 80 per cent of the ball so I don't know who's boring.

"It's about winning the game and they won with a bit of luck as well I must say."

Just two points separate the two sides who sit in fourth and fifth place in the Championship table.

Reading are two points behind so a win would see them potentially open a nine point gap between themselves and seventh place with just seven games to go.

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Stam says beating Leeds will be far from straightforward with plenty to play for for both teams.

"It's never easy to play against Leeds, I know that from when I played at Manchester United," said the Dutchman.

"They are a quality team, a very physical side and doing very well in the league.

"We both want to end up in the top six so it's an important game for both of us but if we win or lose this game, there are seven very important games after this one.

"They beat Brighton so it's not going to be easy. I've got the utmost respect for them in what they been doing this season because they've done a great job."

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