At least when Michael Carrick and Middlesbrough return to Devon later this week they will carry ultimately happy memories from this visit. An 82nd-minute penalty by Emmanuel Latte Lath propelled Boro into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and proved the difference against a spirited Exeter City after four fantastic goals, two by the hosts’ on-loan Brentford midfielder Ryan Trevitt, punctuated a thrilling tie.
This was anything but a comfortable evening for Boro, however, their analysts, as well as the first-team coach, Grant Leadbitter, in conversation with Carrick’s staff on the touchline throughout, were stationed in the main stand surrounded by some of the 1,031 away fans who made this mammoth 14-hour, 686-mile round trip.
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