Chuba Akpom has fired his way to the top of the goal charts, Ryan Giles leads the Championship assists table, Hayden Hackney has been a revelation, Tommy Smith has been Mr Reliable and the January loan signings have quickly made their mark.

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It was McNair who wrapped things up for Boro against Blackpool, on hand at the back post to score his first of the season and the home side's third of the afternoon after Darragh Lenihan's knockdown from a Ryan Giles corner.

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Likewise, Ryan Giles, Tahith Chong and Mads Andersen have performed elsewhere in England, albeit never to the standards expected of them now in the top-flight.

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