Former Reading manager Mark McGhee revealed that he has been left 'unfulfilled' with his management career after announcing his retirement this month.

The star striker, who played for the likes of Aberdeen, Celtic, Hamburg and Newcastle United, arrived in Berkshire in 1991 as player-manager.

A period of great success for the club, his stylish side won the third tier and were riding high in the second tier before his controversial departure to Premier League side Leicester City in December 1994.

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Not lasting long at Filbert Street, he went on to enjoy success with the likes of Wolves, Millwall and Brighton, as well as spells in his native Scotland with Motherwell and Abderdeen.

Despite a career of over three decades in the hot-seat, McGhee told the BBC Radio Berkshire podcast that he is disappointed with his lack of opportunities in the Premier League and European competition.

Speaking to his former Royals captain, Ady Williams, he said: "I feel very unfulfilled. I’m not bitter and twisted, and I don’t underestimate the times I had at these clubs, but there’s a whole lot more above that.

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"I never managed for any length of time in the Premier League- and that’s all I ever wanted to do. I had a couple of games at Motherwell and Aberdeen in Europe but I never managed to any great extent in European football. As a player I played European football for 10 consecutive years with Aberdeen, Hamburg and Celtic.

"I love European football and I imagined I’d be taking a team- watching Moysey [David Moyes] and he’s taken a team into Europe. I imagined that’s what I’d be doing. In many ways I feel grateful for the opportunities I had, but I feel a little bit unfulfilled."

Now 65, the former Scotland international was last in charge of Dundee, where he won just one match in 14 attempts. This saw him depart with a 7.14 per cent win record, the lowest in the club's history.