Coppell: Crewe Played Well

The Royals boss also pointed to the first fifteeen minutes of the game in wwhich he thought that his side had played the best football they have played during his time as manager.

"I thought that was the best opening 15 minutes since I have been in charge of the team," he said after the 1-0 home win.

"You go into a match expecting it to be hard and sometimes you are pleasantly surprised but really they are all hard.

"I thought Crewe played well and congratulated Dario on his side's performance afterwards."