Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka will not be intimidated by the spectre of history as a charge on Wembley continues to run parallel to the threat of relegation after this nervy victory over League One Oxford.
It was exactly 20 years ago that Bryan Robson’s Middlesbrough went down and lost in the final of both domestic cup competitions.
The current vintage are now two games away from the FA Cup Final but, ominously, are just two points clear of danger at the wrong end of the Premier League, where they have not won for two months.
