MOWBRAY DOESN’T HOLD BACK
TONY MOWBRAY launched a blistering attack on ref Jarred Gillett for sending off Dan Neil — sparking Boro’s biggest ever win at Sunderland.
Michael Carrick’s men capitalised on Neil’s second yellow card just before half-time, scoring four goals after the break and claiming their fifth win in a row.
But fuming Mowbray said Gillett “spoiled the game”… after saying beforehand that he would “empathetically” manage the game.
Mowbray said: “Dan has thrown his arm out, 20 yards away from the ref, and said: That’s an effing foul ref. That is the emotion of a man. He has not sworn at the ref. When I am emotional the “f ” word comes out. That is all Dan has done.
“I don’t understand the logic. I found it ridiculous that in the ref ’s meeting before the game he was talking about using empathy.
“So we have a derby with 45,000 here and he gives a red card for gesticulating, I believe. Not a crunching, snapping tackle with studs up. He spoiled it for the fans.
“It was a great game, two teams going at it. Where is the management of the players from the official? I have told the lads to put this game in the bin.”
Carrick’s men killed the game with two goals in two minutes, as Sam Greenwood smashed home from Dael Fry’s ball.
Then Isaiah Jones exploited space with a skip down the line to tee up Matt Crooks from close range.
Jones was brilliant in the second half and added Boro’s third goal in the 72nd minute. He jinked inside from the left wing and passed the ball home.
Substitute Marcus Forss tapped home in the 90th minute.
Carrick said: “That was a big result for us.” SUNDERLAND: Patterson 5; Huggins 4 (Seelt (30) 4), Ballard 5, O’nien 4, Hume 4; Neil 4; Ba 4 (Rigg (63) 5), Roberts 6, Bellingham 6, Clarke 5 (Rusyn (76) 5); Burstow 4 (Aouchiche (45) 4) MIDDLESBROUGH: Dieng 7, Smith 7, Mcnair 7, Fry, Engel; Barlaser, Hackney; Jones (Forss (75) 6), Greenwood (Silvera (75) 6), Crooks (Rogers (67) 6), Coburn (Latte Lath (67) 6) STAR MAN: Isaiah Jones – Killed the game off with his skill after the break.
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