KIM HELLBERG admits even he was blown away by his Middlesbrough side’s first-half performance in their 3-1 win over QPR.

Hellberg became only the second Boro boss in history to win his first four games in charge as his team delivered a dominant display at the Riverside.

David Strelec and Morgan Whittaker scored in the first half, with Tommy Conway adding a third goal from the penalty spot in the first half, and while Nicolas Madsen pulled a goal back for QPR with a second-half penalty, Hellberg was delighted with his side’s first-half showing in particular.

“Sometimes, I just looked at the players in the first half and thought, ‘Wow, there is so much quality there’,” said the Boro boss, who donned a Santa hat to celebrate in front of the Boro fans in the South Stand after the final wh

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