Boss Paul Ince claimed the only disappointment in Reading’s 1-0 win over Millwall at The Den was his side’s inability to win by a bigger margin.
Ince saw his side claim a hard-fought victory, their third in a row, which took them to the top of the championship.
Debutant Naby Sarr’s header in the first half was enough to separate the teams in an intriguing brawl in the capital.
Ince’s men surprised many onlookers with their start to the campaign, having narrowly avoided relegation last season but controlling the majority of the contest and were good value for victory.
They might even have come away with a bigger margin of victory if Jeff Hendrick and Shane Long had converted golden chances.
Despite his buoyant mood during his team’s display, Ince pointed out a few areas for improvement.
He said: “I told the guys afterwards that I’m disappointed we didn’t put the game to bed and that’s the lesson learned.
“In other words, you win two or three to zero, the game is over, we all sit down.
“But in the last five or 10 minutes they throw balls into our box that could go anywhere.
“It’s a lottery then, isn’t it?”
“If you come away with a draw, [that] would have been devastating because we deserved to win the game by two or three.
On his team’s high position in the table, Ince added: “I think it’s great that the fans can say that.
“We struggled to stay in the league last year and I think the Reading fans, who again turned out in droves to come and support us, never envisioned that after six games we would be top of the rank.
“So give it to them, let them enjoy this moment and hopefully it will last a very long time, but let them enjoy it.
“It’s something for them, for the support they’ve given us over the last six months I’ve been here.”
Millwall boss Gary Rowett largely agreed with his counterpart which side had the best of the game.
The Lions started brilliantly but were overtaken by Sarr’s opener and then struggled to practice the contest until the closing minutes.
A header from Jake Cooper, which was deflected offside by Benik Afobe, was the closest to snatching a draw as Millwall dropped points at home for the first time in the league this season.
Rowett’s side slipped to 16th in the table after the loss and he implored his players to avoid giving themselves mountains to climb by continually falling behind in games.
He said: “I think we started off brilliantly. We had a very good start to the game and we put a lot of pressure on them from the start.
“The challenge is, as we’ve seen so often this season, you can’t keep coming back and finding solutions in games when you’re late.
“We’ve only scored Stoke’s first game goal in six league games and one cup game. This division is defined by this most of the time.
“[Reading] sat down and made it really hard. They didn’t have much possession in the game, but they were very resilient.
