The Loughborough coaching alumni included McKenna, former United coach Eric Ramsay and Matt Prestridge, who has been a Premier League first-team coach at Sheffield United. "I did say at the time, I thought he’d become a Premier League manager and that’s easy to say flippantly, but it was a genuine belief. Speaking last year, Solskjaer said he 'learned from McKenna' during his time as United manager, being particularly impressed with his defensive tactical knowledge. Becoming United manager would represent a huge step up but Cushion thinks McKenna would be up for it. You look at the way he’s got that Ipswich team playing, they play an attractive style and I don’t think he’s going to change in that regard.

Source: Express May 18, 2024 10:10 UTC