Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate admits he is shaking up their preseason training.

"There will be a few things changing in the way we work," he revealed on Boro's website. "There will be a couple of changes in the way we train and in the fitness department.

"I felt that I spent my second season in charge fire-fighting certain issues that I can think will be resolved this summer with the changes I want to make.

"I'm bringing in a new guy in on the fitness area because I think we're understaffed on that side.

"We were a far fitter team this year and we were in the previous season, but we will be fitter again next year.

"I think things need to be freshened up. If we keep doing the same things we will end up with the same results. We need to take it to the next level."