Carrick enthused by Middlesbrough goal glut

Michael Carrick has won 53 of his 105 games as Middlesbrough head coach

Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick is enjoying watching his team as they continue to rack up high-scoring Championship wins.

Boro won 6-2 at Oxford United on Saturday to make it 15 goals in three games after putting four past QPR and five past Luton Town.

Those goals make them the top scorers in the division, where they now sit in fifth.

"It's really enjoyable to watch them perform at the moment, the way they're expressing themselves and getting their rewards for it," he told BBC Radio Tees.

Emmanuel Latte Lath led the way at the Kassam Stadium with a hat-trick to make it five goals in three games, having managed just two in the previous 13.

The Ivory Coast striker is back towards the player who grabbed 18 goals in his debut campaign on Teesside last season.

But with Scotland teenager Ben Doak again impressing, Finn Azaz scoring twice and Tommy Conway getting on the scoresheet off the bench, Carrick knows he has lots of options going forward.

"Manu was fantastic and gets the headlines for it and rightly so," he said. "But across the front line, the boys can be proud.

"Manu has found his stride, that extra bit of sharpness that he's got and I'm delighted for him. But Delano (Burgzorg) played well, Ben's playing well, Finn's dangerous and Riley (McGree) and Tommy came on and made a difference.

"But I don't feel any different to most of the season because that's what we've been threatening to do."