Riggott should feature for Boro

Middlesbrough defender Chris Riggott could keep his place for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester City.

Riggott started and scored in last weekend’s 2-0 win over Portsmouth which secured the club’s top-flight status after being recalled from his loan spell at Stoke.

He is likely to figure again with Robert Huth (foot) still missing, while midfielder Mohamed Shawky is out with a back problem which could see him miss Egypt’s summer internationals.

Provisional squad: Schwarzer, Turnbull, Jones, Young, Taylor, Grounds, McMahon, Wheater, Pogatetz, Riggott, Boateng, Arca, Downing, Rochemback, Cattermole, Johnson, Aliadiere, Alves, Tuncay.