Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards says his side has "reacted well" to Saturday's 3-0 away defeat against Watford.

Boro suffered only their second league defeat of the campaign at the hands of Edwards' former club.

"It was frustrating to lose the game," Edwards told BBC Radio Tees.

"You can dissect the life out of it and look at every second, but the bottom line is we have to be a little bit better in a couple of areas in the top end, and for the first time this season we have not defended certain areas as well as we have done.

"We have had a good couple of days since then. We had a good recovery day yesterday and a productive meeting to see where we can improve.

"There has been a good reaction mentality wise and that is what there needs to be.

"The lads are a really honest group and they are going to make mistakes at times, but what we have just done is gain clarity over certain situations."

Middlesbrough return to action with a trip to Leicester on Tuesday (19:45 GMT).