Kieran McKenna insisted he had no doubts about Jack Clarke’s quality after his first-half brace helped Ipswich Town into the last 16 of the FA Cup for the first time in 18 years.
Clarke has made only five Premier League starts since joining from Sunderland in August, and his only other goal for the club came in the previous round of the FA Cup in a 3-0 win over Bristol Rovers.
“You can’t underestimate the jump and the change for someone like Jack,” McKenna said.
“We’ve probably got a few players in that category, signing late in the transfer window, into a new group, never played in the Prem...