Just In: Ryan Giles’ words of support from Michael Carrick following the “cruel” Middlesbrough incident

Ryan Giles was backed by Michael Carrick to show off his skills at Middlesbrough this season

and swiftly move past the disappointment of his own goal on Monday night.

Eighteen months after his wildly successful first loan stint ended, Giles returned to Riverside against Sunderland.

The left-back’s dream reunion, however, was short-lived when he unintentionally turned a

cross towards his own goal in the 87th minute, giving the Wearsiders the derby victory.

It was a heartbreaking conclusion to what had been a promising evening for Giles.

Wearing a Boro shirt, he continued where he left off, attacking his wing as everyone at Boro knows he can,

and putting some dangerous balls into the penalty area. However, following difficult stints at

Luton Town and Hull City after his departure from Boro, this was hardly the comeback Giles would have hoped for.

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vulnerabilities and poor formI did think we did a lot of good things in the game, but we don’t get anything from it.

That’s not on individuals, that’s on all of us.” After he did, Le Fee’s dangerous cross went straight through a pile of bodies in the box.

Giles rushed back in to help with the defense, but he didn’t expect the ball to evade everyone

and come all the way through to him. This meant he couldn’t adjust in time, and it was the lack of