'The season is still alive' - Carrick

Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick says the side's season "is still alive" despite a disappointing 2-1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday.

The Owls had not won in six league games before defeating Boro however with both Coventry City and Bristol City also conceding a defeat, the loss has not left the Teesside club worse off on the table.

"In the end, it hasn't changed a lot of what the next two games are going to bring but certainly today, we could have won the game and everyone else could have won their games and we'd be in the same situation," Carrick told BBC Radio Tees.

"If we won the game, we'd be in a better situation. I'm not denying that.

"For our mindset, we've got to learn about managing our games better in the thick of it and managing the space on the pitch and being more compact as a team.

"Disappointed with today but the season is still alive."

Middlesbrough are currently in seventh place, three points adrift of Coventry in sixth.