Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick has praised the attitude of his makeshift back four as the club deal with a defensive injury crisis. Carrick is without all four central defenders as well ...

Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough are eighth in the Championship, three points outside the top six [Getty Images] Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick has praised the attitude of his makeshift ...

Middlesbrough have sacked head coach Michael Carrick, the second-tier Championship club said on Wednesday after a disappointing season in which they missed out on a spot in the promotion playoffs.