Nicky Butt names the best coach he’s ever seen

Former England and Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt has praised Kieran Mckenna, the manager of Ipswich Town, as the best coach he has ever encountered.

McKenna, who is only 38 years old, has amassed an excellent coaching résumé and established himself as one of England’s best coaches.

After suffering an injury early in his playing career, the Northern Irishman swiftly rose through the coaching ranks at Tottenham and later United.

Eventually serving as an assistant manager under Jose Mourinho, McKenna then landed his first managerial gig at Portman Road when Ipswich were in League One.

In his first full season in charge, McKenna led Ipswich back to the Championship before surpassing all expectations in the following campaign in the second tier, guiding his side to back-to-back promotions and into the Premier League for the first time in 22 years.

Although their return to the top flight has proved tricky so far, with Ipswich yet to win any of their first ten games, former Red Devils star Butt believes that the club should count themselves lucky to have such a talented coach at the helm.

‘I am telling you now, Kieran McKenna is one of the best coaches I’ve ever seen on the grass, ever,’ he said on talkSPORT.

‘I’ll put him next to anybody I’ve seen, and that’s including Carlos Quiroz, all the great coaches that I’ve worked with, Steve McClaren.

‘He’s as good as any of them, but he’s having a bad time at Ipswitch. Why? Because he’s in charge of a team that isn’t one of the top teams in the Premier League.

‘He’s just had two promotions, so it’s going to be a difficult year for them.

‘If he went in at a top team like an Arsenal or somewhere, I’m pretty sure he’d be flying. And I think that’s the honest answer.’

In the summer, McKenna courted interest from United and Chelsea but turned both clubs down before agreeing a new, long-term contract to remain at Portman Road.

After falling victim to a Jordan Ayew’s last-ditch equaliser equaliser against Leicester City last weekend, the Tractor Boys are still in search of their first win of the season.

They sit two points from safety as they prepare for the trip to Tottenham on Sunday.

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