More infoRob Edwards revealed that illness during the week meant he felt best not to start Manchester City loan star Sverre Nypan at Southampton, with Morgan Whittaker restored to the Middlesbrough starting line-up. Nypan had enjoyed his first start for Boro last Friday evening and helped his side beat West Brom 2-1 as his fledgling reputation was enhanced further. But his switch to the bench at St Mary’s ended up being Edwards’ only change for Saturday’s game. “We changed it today and I thought Morgan was very, very good,” Edwards explained after. “Sverre missed training on Thursday with an illness which is why he didn’t start today.