Carrick hails Boro's 'true character'

MICHAEL CARRICK felt the “true character” of his Middlesbrough players was on display as they came from behind to beat Southampton and claim their first league win of the season.

Having failed to win in their opening seven league matches, it would have been easy for Boro’s players to have crumbled when Adam Armstrong opened the scoring at the Riverside.

Instead, they continued trying to play their football, and were rewarded when Riley McGree rifled home an equaliser on the stroke of half-time.