Fulham opened their season with a draw at home to Norwich City, and this weekend travel to a Reading side that put to bed the Cottagers promotion hopes last season when they dispatched Slavisa Jokanovic’s side from the play-offs.

The Serbian boss will be out to pick up his first league win of the season, but has stressed that his side are not out for revenge at the Madejski Stadium.

Fulham have put together an extremely strong squad over the past couple of seasons, and having fallen in the final stages last semester, will hope to go one step further and complete their return to the Premier League.

The fixture with Reading is the next step in that journey, and Jokanovic has done exactly the right thing by highlighting how this fixture is just another game for his side.

Although the Royals broke Fulham hearts last season, that is now all in the past, and Jokanovic is rallying his troops to look ahead to the future.

Some managers may have relied on old rivalries, riling up their players with talk of vengeance for previous encounters, but the Fulham boss’ approach will prove much more effective.

There are many clubs in English football accused of hanging on to former glories, and some might say that these clubs are held back by their reluctance to let go of the past.

Others hold on to the sting of defeat, and Jokanovic is keen to avoid falling into this bracket.

The Cottagers are an up and coming outfit with huge aspirations, and with the squad at his disposal, Jokanovic will expect to guide his side to another top six finish.

The manager has taken the right approach to this game, and will hope his player’s will back up his commanding words with a performance to match.

Fulham fans, do you still hold a grudge over last year's play off defeat?