Middlesbrough signed off for the international break on a high after Sam Greenwood sealed a brilliant win over Leicester with a stunning winner. Here's how the players rated:
8 Dieng: Brilliant first half save to keep out Vestergaard and made amends for an error with fine stop to deny Iheanacho.
8 Van den Berg: Stuck to his task superbly against Mavididi. Mature performance in a position he’s still getting used to.
9 Fry: Followed Iheanacho from start to finish and the only chances the striker got came from mistakes from Jones and Dieng. Immense defensive display.
9 McNair: Outstanding alongside Fry. Kept cool despite Leicester’s threats coming from all angles.
8 Engel: The fact Leicester’s right winger Kasey McAteer was the first replaced in the second half says everything about Engel’s display. Rock solid.
9 Howson: Led by example. Tasked with keeping an eye on Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, the skipper didn’t give Leicester’s playmaker a sniff.
8 Hackney: We so often see silky Hackney but the Teessider showed his steel here. Crunched into challenges.
7 Jones: A bit careless in the first half but protected Van den Berg well and was tireless, particularly in the second half.
7 Crooks: Disciplined and hard working display. Went close with a low strike late in the first half.
8 Greenwood: Had to do the ugly stuff out of possession and stepped up with brilliant late winner.
7 Coburn: Tireless forward display against the league’s best defence. Forced Vestergaard into an early yellow card. Had little service in the second half.
Substitutes:
Rogers (for Crooks, 68): Worked hard from the bench.
Latte Lath (for Coburn, 74): N/A
Dijksteel (for Jones) (90+1): N/A
Subs not used: Glover, Barlaser, Clarke, Gilbert, Silvera, Bangura
Leicester (4-3-3): Hermansen 8; Choudhury 6 (Vardy, 86), Faes 6, Vestergaard 6, Justin 6; Winks 6, Ricardo 6, Dewsbury-Hall 5; McAteer 5 (Fatawu, 58), Iheanacho 6, Mavididi 7
Subs not used: Stolarczyk, Coady, Souttar, Casadei, Albrighton, Daka, Cannon.
Man of the Match: Dael Fry. Not an exaggeration to say this was one of his best Boro performances. Colossal defensive display.
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