Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate was delighted with two-goal Tuncay Sanli after yesterday's 2-1 victory over Aston Villa.

The 26-year-old pounced after 34 minutes when Nicky Shorey made a mess of his attempted clearance and then, with two minutes remaining, he made Steve Sidwell pay dearly for a misdirected pass in the box.

He said: "There is no doubt that Tuncay has made a big difference to us since coming back into the side.

"The number of goals he scores is probably the one area he needs to improve but he has got three now, (Afonso) Alves also has three and Mido has four."