So the fears were baseless, specially of Sir Alex as they met the Royals last night.
The Royals which had earlier dumped many major football teams like Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle and Sunderland, looked like a threat to the Red Devils too and Sir Alex had warned his team to be beware of the impending threat.
However, the scare turned out to be a hoax as the Red Devils were able to win over the Royals 2-1 and march into the FA Cup Quarter-Finals.
Ferguson made eight changes to the side which earned a 1-1 away draw against Real Madrid in their Champions League last-16 first-leg match last Wednesday, with only David de Gea, Jones and Danny Welbeck retaining their places.
Reading manager Brian McDermott, meanwhile, made six changes, giving in-form striker Adam Le Fondre a chance in the starting line-up.
The first goal came fro Nani in the 69th minutes from Antonio Valencia's pass. He then crossed for Hernandez to head past keeper Adam Federici in the 72nd minutes - giving a 2-0 clear upper edge over the Royals.
However, the Royals were not all spent as yet as in the 81st minute, McAnuff scored a lone scarier for the Devils. But thereafter, the Red Devils ensured that they kept up with their 2-1 supremacy over the Royals till the final whistle blew.
After the match Sir Alex confided that the last ten minutes of the match were bit 'scary' specially after Royals struck the net in the 81st minute.
Read more about it at: BBC Sport / Football
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