Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate admits he's delighted to see Julio Arca available for the weekend's clash with Reading.

Southgate said: "I cannot under-estimate how much of a miss he has been. He is an outstanding player and character.

"Just watching him in the reserves last night, not only his quality on the ball, but the way he organises other people, the way he leads the team, the way he makes demands of other people, he is a top-drawer player and it is great to have him back with us."