The Reading winger was loaned to Leeds United by Swansea City last season.
Reading winger Modou Barrow has claimed he was unlucky at Leeds United.
Barrow was brought to Leeds by his and their former manager, Garry Monk, under whom he had worked at Swansea City, on a six-month loan deal last season.
However, the Gambia international only played five times for United – and just once as a starter – before making a £1.5 million move to Reading last summer.
Discussing his Elland Road spell ahead of Leeds’ visit to the Madejski Stadium on Saturday, Barrow told the Royals’ official website: “Leeds is a good club. All the boys in the team took good care of me when I was there – that’s the players, the staff and the fans.”
“I was unlucky not to get the chance to prove myself and the game time that I needed to show what I could do.”
Almost inevitably, Barrow scored on his first return to Leeds, as Reading nicked a 1-0 win last October.
He added: “There are a lot of ups and downs in football and so the goal at Leeds meant a lot to me as it showed them that I am a good player that can deliver from an opportunity.”
Barrow has proved a shrewd signing for Reading, for whom he has scored nine goals and made another five in 20 appearances.
Without him, it is likely the Royals would be in the bottom three at this moment in time.
Instead, they sit five points above the drop zone in 18th position – 14 behind 13th-placed Leeds.
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