Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick content with play-off stalemate

STALEMATE: Coventry City's Jake Bidwell (right) and Middlesbrough's Tommy Smith battle for the ball during the Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final first leg at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Pic: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick believes his side and Coventry will go into the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final with a 'clean slate' after they played out a 0-0 draw at the CBS Arena.

The two teams largely cancelled each other out on a warm afternoon, with the Sky Blues unable to make home advantage count as they failed to register a shot on target.