Manchester United stars felt unprepared for games under ex-United first team coach Kieran McKenna.
McKenna worked under Ole Gunnar Solskajer during the Norwegian's ill-fated spell at the Red Devils. However, he's now flying high at the top of the Championship with Ipswich Town as United's struggles continue under Erik ten Hag.
According to The Metro, United's more senior members of the first team squad questioned whether he had the experience to carry out the role amid concerns that they were ill-prepared for matches.
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However, the younger members of the squad, such as the likes of Angel Gomes and Tahith Chong, saw McKenna as a comfort in the first team squad - after he had worked with the pair in the academy.
McKenna remained at the Red Devils when Solskjaer was sacked, but he left just over one month later to link up with Ipswich.
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McKenna's Ipswich are now top of the table after Jeremy Sarmiento came off the bench to find the net in the 97th minute on Sunday.
And after Ipswich went top of the table, speaking on talkSPORT, Peterborough owner Darragh MacAnthony reckons he's a top-six manager in the making: "Yeah, I was being laughed out of the studio by [producer] Luke – a Liverpool fan - this morning, as an outside dark horse (to succeed Klopp).
"I love his brand of football. I’ve been watching him since last year in League One and what he’s done. You can say that Ipswich are a big club, but they didn’t go out and spend mega-millions in the summer.
“They kept a large part of the squad and the team from League One and they’re top of the Championship with five or six games to go, it’s incredible really. It’s not just his coaching and managing, it’s his style as well. It’s great to watch.
“If you watched that game yesterday, it was a great advert for the industry. It was just non-stop. Russell [Martin] does a great job with Southampton and his style. Then you’ve got Ipswich with their style and it's just enthralling game to watch. I think he’s destined for the top.
“I think he wins promotion with Ipswich this year and he’ll surprise people with what he’ll do with them in the Premier League and within five or six years, he’ll be managing a top six club.
"That’s with due respect to Ipswich. I respect everything they’ve done there, but I don’t think you can keep a guy like that down forever.”
