THE Venables magic continues as Boro have now gone seven games without defeat and, perhaps more importantly, have moved out of the bottom three.

But Venables believes there is still work to be done.

"When we start to believe we have succeeded, then that's when we could hit problems," he said. "I have been delighted with the hard work that the players have put in, but we must keep it up - the job hasn't finished yet."

Manager Bryan Robson also wants to keep the run going. He said: "I was really pleased with the performance on Saturday and getting four goals was a great effort against a Derby side that have been in good form recently."

Robson is looking forward to tomorrow when in-form Boro travel to a Liverpool side who still hold out hopes of a championship challenge.

Meanwhile, Curtis Fleming hit a personal milestone in the match against Derby with his Boro league 250th appearance.

"It was a great afternoon for me and the result just rounded off the day," he said.

Liverpool tomorrow and back to the cup trail next week with a home tie in round four.

By Alistair Brownlee