Rochemback returns for Boro

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will welcome Brazilian midfielder Fabio Rochemback back from suspension for Sunday’s Riverside Stadium clash with Manchester United.

Southgate must cope without Egyptian striker Mido however, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a hernia problem. Robert Huth is also definitely still out with a foot injury.

Southgate may elect to give record signing Afonso Alves another start as he bids to come up to Premier League pace on a weekend which could finally see Boro safe from relegation.

Team (from): Schwarzer, Turnbull, Young, Wheater, Pogatetz, Huth, Taylor, Grounds, O’Neil, Boateng, Rochemback, Shawky, Downing, Johnson, Cattermole, Tuncay, Alves, Aliadiere.