Law McCabe suffered a low moment in his loan spell at Plymouth Argyle as he was axed from the squad completely for Thursday night’s derby defeat to Exeter City.

McCabe is a bright star, with big things expected of the midfielder at Boro . He was sent on loan to Plymouth this season to continue his development through playing more regular senior action, and he made a positive early impression at Home Park.

However, things are not going so well for Tom Cleverley’s side right now, who were promotion favourites in League One this term. Thursday night’s 2-0 defeat to Devon rivals Exeter left the Pilgrims third bottom of the league.

McCabe had quickly established himself as a regular in the team, starting the last five league games after making his debut from the bench against Luton Town.

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