Boro have injury all-clear

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren headed for Eindhoven today with his squad boasting a clean bill of health ahead of tomorrow’s UEFA Cup final.

Skipper Gareth Southgate and striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink have shaken off hamstring injuries and keeper Mark Schwarzer will play with a protective mask over his fractured cheekbone provided that UEFA give their approval.

Only long-term absentees Gaizka Mendieta (foot) and Emanuel Pogatetz (facial fractures) were missing from the squad as they jetted out from Teesside this morning.

Squad: Schwarzer, Jones, Knight, Parnaby, McMahon, Davies, Queudrue, Taylor, Southgate, Riggott, Ehiogu, Bates, Wheater, Boateng, Doriva, Downing, Rochemback, Morrison, Johnson, Kennedy, Hasselbaink, Viduka, Yakubu, Maccarone, Christie, Graham.