'Has he left Todd Cantwell’s side?': Middlesbrough fans praise debutant Darnell Fisher after impressive display at Norwich City

The hosts predictably saw more of the ball but struggled to create many clear-cut chances against a well-drilled Boro side.

The Teessiders handed debuts to forward Yannick Bolasie and right-back Darnell Fisher, and the latter was awarded Sky Sports’ man of the match after an excellent display against Norwich wideman Todd Cantwell.

Norwich were reduced to ten men, though, after Emi Buendia was shown a second yellow card in the 67th minute.

The result leaves Neil Warnock’s side seventh in the table, two points off a play-off place.

Here’s how some supporters reacted after the match:

@officialandyb24: Does anyone know if Fisher has left Cantwell’s side yet?

@BankiCallum: Dael Fry and Fisher were incredible today like

@JoeScottGraps: Decent performance and a hard earned point against the league leaders so can’t complain really on to Brentford at The Riverside next week

@UTFB97: Would have snapped your hand off for a point before the game but the way the second half panned out it’s frustrating it’s not three

@JordanEvans1707: A superb point today and well deserved! Thought the starters played really well and look like great additions

@tom_mcgarry17: Excellent way to cap off a horrid week, every single player gave all they had and put in a very disciplined and effective shift. Fischer had a very impressive debut and 55 minutes under Bolasie’s belt is a bonus. Lacked that spark in the final third but no complaints

@lewisyates20: Brilliant point,a million times better performance than in recent games @Boro! Really impressed with Fisher probably not even had a training session with the squad and pulls off a performance that was very good, my MOTM

@ChristianDarby9: Excellent performance from everyone today! Game plan pretty much spot on. Just a shame we couldn’t nick a winner as we probably deserved. Darnell Fisher had a promising debut too!

@jimmylees: A hell of a lot to like about today’s performance. Norwich weren’t allowed to play their game, which had to be our main priority. One or two more through the door and a fighting chance for the top six

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