Iheanacho’s goal was massive to us -Middlesbrough coach, Carrick

Michael Carrick has described the goal of Kelechi Iheanacho against Oxford United as massive for Middlesbrough.

Iheanacho opened his goals for Boro, since he took them at the 2-1 victory against Oxford in the Saturday championship accessory.

It was his first goal since December 5, 2024, when he scored for Matrix Club Sevilla in his 3-1 victory on the side of the Lower Olot division.

“Good player, you know, he’s a good player,” Carrick said about Iheanacho in his post -poster published on the Boro website.

“He is proven, experienced, and I’m sure he was a bit frustrated because he had an opportunity in the first half, and he did not enter. He hit the crossbar, but that’s football, you know.

“The main thing I have learned over the years is not to let myself carry when you have a sticky patch because the only way you can get out of it is to be positive.

“I thought the boys stayed very well, they leaned very well and Kelz [Iheanacho] I obtained your reward. It is a really important goal for us, and I am sure that it will also start it.

“It was a good goal in general. We had good numbers in the box and it was positive. We tried to make something happen with a little game on the side.

“He is happy.

“I was not worried; I knew I would write down and, hopefully, he has more in him; I am sure he has done it. It was a massive goal for us.”