But that will not stop the Royals boss trying his utmost to beat his opposite number when the two teams meet in the cup quarter-finals at the Madejski Stadium this weekend.The Royals host Villa in what will be their first quarter-final appearance in the competition since 1927McDermott, who has encountered O'Neill in the lower leagues previously, is hopeful his side can add Villa's scalp to a list that already includes Liverpool, Burnley and West Brom."Martin is a top guy and has been a top manager for a number of years," he told Reading's official website."I can go back as far as when he was at Wycombe, they were in the Conference and I was assistant manager at Yeovil, our manager was away so I took the team against him and it was a draw in the end."Villa are a strong, quick and they've got pace all over the team. On Sunday, we'll have to concentrate on our strengths and play to our strengths."
Source: Team_Talk