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But I can’t see how they are going to stay up. They are a gift to their rivals right now.

Karanka will probably look back and think he should have had somebody stronger in there as his No.2 – somebody who would have challenged him and convinced him to change.

But if Boro think they are going to do a Leicester by putting Steve Agnew in charge, they need to think again.

You can’t suddenly expect the Boro players to become world beaters just because the manager leaves, because they weren’t beating the best in the world in the first place.

The first thing they need to do now is have a go, though, because whoever plays up front for Boro at the moment looks so isolated that you can only feel sorry for them.

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No wonder Alvaro Negredo hasn’t scored many goals. They brought Patrick Bamford in during the window and he’s hardly played either, so what was the point of doing it?

I always say that if you do the same things over and over again you get the same results – and that’s what’s happening at Boro.

So they should go for it against Manchester United. Play two up top and try to win the game. They are running out of time.

I think Sunderland are already down. I can’t see them turning it around.

But Bournemouth suddenly look like they are safe.

Hull had a good win the other day as well but you just wonder where Boro’s next big result is coming from.

Even Crystal Palace have started winning games but they do have some tough matches coming up. They probably have the hardest run-in.

Boro’s fixture list isn’t easy either. They need to get their act together quickly or it will all be over.