Manchester United 'have concrete interest in appointing Championship manager'

Ten Hag's debut campaign at Old Trafford was deemed a relative success by many as he steered the Red Devils to EFL Cup glory and third-placed finish in the Premier League last season.

However, the Dutchman has endured a difficult 2023-24 campaign, which has led widespread speculation surrounding his future under new minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Although United are still in the hunt to win the FA Cup, with a semi-final clash against Coventry City to come later this month, the Red Devils crashed out of the Champions League group stage at the end of last year and are now at risk of missing out of qualification for Europe's most prestigious club competition next season.

Indeed, the Red Devils have won only 15 of their 29 Premier League matches this term and currently sit sixth in the table, eight points behind fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur with only nine games left to play.

Recent reports have suggested that Man United have drawn up a shortlist of managers who could succeed Ten Hag this summer, with the likes of England's Gareth Southgate, Sporting Lisbon's Ruben Amorim and soon-to-be-departing Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel believed to be on their radar.

However, according to Football Insider, Man United could turn their attention to a former employee in the form of 37-year-old McKenna, who is said to have emerged as strong contender to be the next Red Devils manager.

McKenna spent three years as an assistant coach under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Man United between 2018 and 2021 before taking his first senior managerial