Sam Morsy reveals Ben Gibson's classy message to Middlesbrough's squad after Norwich City draw

The Teessiders produced a solid defensive display to earn a draw with the Championship leaders at Carrow Road, not allowing the hosts to register a single shot on target.

Former Boro defender Gibson started at the back for the Canaries, the second time he’s played against his hometown club since leaving in 2018.

While taking part in a Q&A session with participants from the MFC Foundation Team Talk programme, Boro midfielder Sam Morsy was asked about the Norwich game.

“It was interesting with Ben Gibson, I know Ben off the pitch and at the end of the game he had really nice things to say to everyone,” said Morsy.

“As we were going off he was saying ‘come on lads you can get play-offs this season’ which I thought was really nice and just shows he’s a Boro lad, loves the club and it was nice words from him.”

Gibson posted on this Instagram page after the match: “Will always be a strange day playing against Boro. Hopefully both of us can go on to achieve success this season.”

You can watch the full Q&A session with Morsy on the MFC website.

The MFC Foundation Team Talk programme was initiated by the Boro squad in 2015 following the loss of 1,500 jobs after the closure of steelworks on Teesside.

The programme is part of an EFL-wide initiative which hopes to highlight the importance of mental health.

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