BORO’S BOOST IS OFF PAT

PATRICK BAMFORD will aim to prove Garry Monk wrong for exiling him at Boro.

The striker has been rejuvenated under Tony Pulis, scoring six goals in his last three games including a hat-trick against Leeds on Friday night. Bamford (below) said: “I’ve learned and grown up, so I knew when I was left out I had to work and keep my head on things. “I’ll play on the left but I’m a striker and I knew when I got my chance to go up front at Sunderland, I had to take it.”