Joe Edwards: Plymouth Argyle skipper will start at Boro says boss Miron Muslic

Plymouth Argyle manager Miron Muslic says captain Joe Edwards will start Good Friday’s crucial Championship trip to Middlesbrough.

Edwards came on as a half-time substitute against high-flying Sheffield United on Saturday and helped the Pilgrims overturn a 1-0 deficit to get a crucial 2-1 win.

The 34-year-old has featured four times from the bench since returning from a serious hamstring injury he sustained in October.

But Muslic says the time is right for Edwards, who helped coach the side between Wayne Rooney’s departure and Muslic’s appointment, to bring him back.

“I want to start him and I will start him, that’s not a secret, that’s almost obvious after the last performance,” Muslic told BBC Radio Devon.

“We can also take advantage of not only his performance, out of his leadership and experience.

“Little moments in set-pieces in the opponent’s box – his first action he just went to [Michael] Cooper [Sheffield United goalkeeper] and gave him a little shoulder – these are little things, but they have a massive impact.

“He can play a crucial part for us and then let’s see how we progress the game.

“The way I understand Joe’s profile, the way I see Joe, he’s smart enough to manage himself until a certain point, and if he can’t any more then no problem at all, other players will step in to do the task.”