Middlesbrough trio pushing for fitness

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Aitor Karanka confirms injury concerns for three Boro players ahead of Southampton match

Middlesbrough are waiting on the fitness of three players ahead of Sunday's Matchweek 15 trip to Southampton

“Alvaro [Negredo], Gaston [Ramirez] and Jordan [Rhodes] couldn’t train with the team today,” Aitor Karanka told mfc.co.uk on Friday. “I need to check with the doctors."

Boro's head coach also confirmed that George Friend (knee) is still unavailable but could return to training on Monday.