NEIL WARNOCK has revealed he wants two-goal hero Duncan Watmore to stay after Middlesbrough returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Millwall.

Watmore, who signed on a free less than a month ago following his Sunderland exit in the summer, scored a brace for the second time in ten days either side of Marcus Tavernier’s 15th-minute curler.

The former Black Cats forward, whose career has been blighted by a series of injuries, showed his predatory instincts with a goal in the 14th and 20th minute to seal the points for Middlesbrough.

The 26-year-old has clearly impressed Warnock, but the Boro boss was even more impressed with his team’s display following back-to-back defeats to Preston and Stoke.

Warnock, who knows Watmore has a short-term contract until mid-January, said: "Duncan took his goals well, his second was a typical poacher’s goal. He was in the right place.

"We have to agree financially, but I have already told him I want to keep him on; if he wants to stay. The club suits him and he suits the club. I think I can get the best out of him to be honest.”

Warnock added: “You get what you see from us, we are going to be up and down. The average age was 25 out there, that’s the youngest I have ever had.

“I was worried beforehand to be honest because we lost Jonny Howson and the defeat in midweek. We had to get a quick start and we did that. The way to play was to get one touch in their half and go. We did really well.

“The two midfield lads did really well, and the centre-backs, immense, Dael Fry and Paddy McNair. We kept a clean sheet as well they are difficult opponents.

“The Championship is a brutal league. It is a hard league. Millwall is not one of the highest wage bills, and we have the lowest number of players in a squad in the league. You have to keep going.”