Dazzling Gerard Deulofeu helps Everton brush past Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 0 Everton 2: Gerard Deulofeu turned in a master-class to send Everton into the Capital One Cup semi-finals and fulfil the prophecy of Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka.

Spaniard Karanka worked with compatriot Deulofeu as a 14-year-old during his time as a national youth coach, and tipped him for the top all those years ago.

And the Boro boss found himself on the receiving end at the Riverside last night as the midfielder opened the scoring with a stunning solo effort and then provided the ammunition for Romelu Lukaku to head the visitors into a 2-0 lead with just 28 minutes gone — and that was the way it finished — in front of a largely shell-shocked crowd of 31,628.