Sutton names his top five managers of the season so far including Unai Emery
Chris Sutton has taken a microscope to the football pyramid and picked out his five managers of the season so far - but some big names have missed out.
The former Premier League winner picked at least one manager from each of the top four divisions and only had space for two current top-flight bosses.
One of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's old coaching troupe from Manchester United made the cut, as well as the son of a Nottingham Forest and Derby County legend.
Ian Ladyman was surprised by one particular omission as Sutton revealed his picks on It's All Kicking Off, Mail Sport's football podcast.
Here are Sutton's selections.
Sutton's verdict: 'They're just behind moneybags Stockport in League Two but he's actually carved out a decent managerial career for himself. They're flying this season.
'Of course his dad was Brian Clough, one of the all-time greats, but well done to Nigel Clough.'
Sutton's verdict: Portsmouth are a club with a huge fanbase and great expectations. He took over a tricky situation. They are top of League One. I'm pleased for him, decent guy, and hopefully Portsmouth can get promotion.
Sutton's verdict: 'I'm a big Norwich City fan but there's a begrudging admiration for the job that he's done. Promoted last season from League One, they've been flying, Ipswich, this season. Really surprised me in an automatic spot.
'I still think they've got work to do. They may be lucky to hang on to him, Kieran McKenna, because I think there's going to be bigger clubs than Ipswich who are looking at him and thinking: "we want a piece of him."'
Ian Ladyman added: 'It's fair to see that nobody saw that coming when he left Manchester United as part of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's coaching team. Nobody thought that Kieran was going to do what
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