Draws not enough for Boro to survive, says Gestede

Gestede scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in Sunday's 3-1 defeat by Manchester United with the loss extending the side's winless streak to 11 league matches, a run that has seen them slip to 19th in the table, five points adrift of safety.

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"If we want to stay up, we have to fight and win games -- we can't wait for a draw," the 28-year-old Benin international told the club's website. (www.mfc.co.uk)

"We have to go for it and (on Sunday) we showed a good mentality. We were all together. I think it's a good start for the next 10 games."

Middlesbrough travel to the Liberty Stadium after the international break to face 17th-placed Swansea City, who are three points above the relegation zone.

(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru)