McCarthy gives Ince food for thought

PAUL INCE is looking forward to the return of a fully fit and firing Benni McCarthy after the South Africa striker finally showed flashes of his old form.

McCarthy came off the bench here to snatch an equaliser in the third minute of injury time. It was his first club goal since February 24 and his first in open play since a Carling Cup fourth round tie at Portsmouth on October 31.

He salvaged a point for Rovers in a match they dominated but which appeared to be heading Middlesbrough’s way when Afonso Alves struck in the 74th minute.