'Heartbeat of the team' 'Back to his best': Middlesbrough fans praise key men after resounding Birmingham win

Boro fell behind to Maxime Colin’s opener but took the lead after first-half goals from Britt Assombalonga and George Saville.

Lewis Wing then scored twice in the second half to complete the scoring and move the Teessiders into the play-off places after three consecutive wins.

Assombalonga and Wing were both recalled to the starting XI by Warnock and praised by Boro supporters after the match.

Many were also impressed by Saville’s performance in midfield – here’s how some fans reacted on social media:

@andymacca8: George Saville by the way heartbeat of the team now

@lewisyates20: Take the first 25 minutes out of this game,what a performance from @Boro ! MOTM is Saville absolutely brilliant today, the fight and work rate from every player was class. I would love to see that Assombalonga every week, absolutely top class!

@wanaldinho: Not going to argue with that one today. Britt was like a man on a mission, was fantastic, just needs to do it more often. Wing was great too but we all know what Wing has in his locker. All in all a great team performance and a well deserved 3 points. Saville is a man on fire

@BoroFansUnited: Brilliant results. Can't believe we actually scored 4 goals in 1 game...and away too.

@Smithy_MFC84: What a fantastic way to sign off before Christmas! Four goals in a game, and a win that takes us into the play-off spots. Well in #Boro and well in Warnock!

@dazzabesst: What a performance, couldn’t even pick 1 man of the match, Britt looked back to his best though

@jimmylees: Warnock knows what he’s doing. He knows who to rotate and when. Love him me like

@smoggyontour86: Biggest compliment I can give Warnock is if he can work his magic with this Boro squad which is very limited and average what he would do if we can attract 3 or 4 very good players in Jan.

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