Abdoulaye Kante missed Middlesbrough’s victory over Sheffield United with a slight groin issue that head coach Rob Edwards is not expecting to be serious.

The summer signing was a notable absentee from the Boro squad as Tommy Conway fired a second-half goal to ensure they continued their fine form to the season. Edwards’ side have now won four from four and head into the international break top of the league.

Explaining why Kante missed out on a place on the bench, Edwards said: “Alpha has a little bit of a groin issue. It was a strange one. He text the physios after training on Tuesday evening and said he was a bit sore. We’ll see how he is but we just didn’t want to risk him. I don’t think he’ll be too long.”

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