MANCHESTER CITY defender Danny Mills has become the second former Middlesbrough player to accuse England manager Steve McClaren of being “false”.

Massimo Maccarone’s move to Siena is in the balance, with Middlesbrough yet to deliver the relevant paperwork to the Serie A club.

Middlesbrough striker Massimo Maccarone is set to join Serie A club Siena on a free transfer early next week, according to his agent.

England defender Jonathan Woodgate and keeper Mark Schwarzer could return for Middlesbrough’s bid for a first away win of the season at Charlton.

Middlesbrough 0 Liverpool 0

Premiership pacesetters Manchester United and Chelsea both recorded wins today.

Middlesbrough 1 West Ham 0

Watford finally broke their winless run in the Barclays Premiership thanks to this deserved victory over a poor Middlesbrough side.

Manchester City 1 Middlesbrough 0

Middlesbrough striker Mark Viduka has been ruled out for six weeks after X-rays showed he broke a toe in the derby against Newcastle.

Manchester City’s miserable start to the season plumbed new depths as Chesterfield dumped them out of the Carling Cup with a 2-1 victory at Saltergate tonight.

Middlesbrough striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu was back in training today after finally overcoming his visa problems.

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren returned to his big guns in Eindhoven tonight as he attempted to end his reign by lifting the UEFA Cup.

Sevilla defender Javi Navarro played down his hard-man reputation and insisted a “cool head” will be just as important as a “hot heart” in tonight’s UEFA Cup final against Middlesbrough.

Had the most vociferous of his critics got their way, Steve McClaren may well have been watching the UEFA Cup final on television.

Manchester United 0 Middlesbrough 0

Middlesbrough 0 Everton 1

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren admitted even he cannot believe his side’s remarkable powers of recovery after seeing them pull off one of the great UEFA Cup comebacks.

Middlesbrough 4 Steaua Bucharest 2 (Aggregate: 4-3)

Stewart Downing paid tribute to Middlesbrough after they repeated their quarter-final heroics to overcome a three-goal deficit to book their place in the UEFA Cup final with victory over Steaua Bucharest.

Middlesbrough 4 Steaua 2 (Middlesbrough win 4-3 on aggregate)

Steaua Bucharest 1 Middlesbrough 0

Middlesborough 2 West Ham United 0

Middlesbrough will happily settle for this result in six days’ time as they gave themselves a vital psychological edge over West Ham.

Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi took advantage of a weakened Middlesbrough defence to fire his side to victory at the Riverside.

Middlesbrough 4 Basel 1 (Agg: 4-3)

Middlesbrough goal hero Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink celebrated the UEFA Cup comeback win against Basle and declared: “What a night!”

Middlesbrough 4 Basle 1 (Middlesbrough win 4-3 on aggregate)

Charlton 2 Middlesbrough 1

MIDDLESBROUGH boss Steve McClaren is tipping striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu for greatness.

Middlesbrough striker Mark Viduka returns to the squad for tomorrow night’s UEFA Cup clash with Stuttgart after recovering from a virus.

Middlesbrough players have told former team-mate Jonathan Greening they are beginning to question manager Steve McClaren’s methods.

Middlesbrough 0 Aston Villa 4

Middlesbrough 0 Blackburn 1

Middlesbrough 2 Liteks Lovetch 0

Middlesbrough 2 Litex Lovech 0

MIDDLESBROUGH boss Steve McClaren has warned Liverpool to forget trying to sign defenders Franck Queudrue and Chris Riggott.

West Ham 2 Middlesbrough 1

Xanthi 0 Middlesbrough 0 (Middlesbrough win 2-0 on agg)

Xanthi 0 Middlesbrough 0 (Middlesbrough win 2-0 on aggregate)

Middlesbrough 2 Xanthi 0

Middlesbrough 2 Xanthi 0

ASHLEY Cole has backed Arsenal to bounce back from Saturday’s dismal defeat by Middlesbrough and hit FC Thun where it hurts in tomorrow night’s Champions League opener.

Arsenal suffered their second defeat in the opening four games of the season after losing 2-1 at Middlesbrough.