Overview

• The club parted ways with Michael Carrick last week after a post-season review criticised a 10th-place finish and back-to-back play-off misses
• Interviews for the managerial vacancy are under way this week as Boro aim to name a successor before players return for end-of-June pre-season training
• BetVictor has installed Steven Gerrard as the 6/4 favourite for the Riverside Stadium hotseat
• Other leading candidates include Rob Edwards at 5/2 and Steve Cooper at 3/1 in the latest market odds
• Gerrard, out of work since leaving Al-Ettifaq in January, had publicly said he planned to take a break from management, a stance backed by his former deputy Michael Beale