After finishing second in League One last term behind the aforementioned Green Army to secure automatic promotion.

There were pre-season mumbles suggesting that the Tractor Boys could pose a threat at the summit of the second tier this season.

But not even the most-optimistic East Anglian would have anticipated their team’s blistering start.

Ipswich are currently sitting in second place in the Championship standings after collecting a remarkable 34 points from their opening 13 matches.

with only three other sides in the division’s history having managed a better start to a campaign than McKenna’s exciting class of 2023-24.

The Tractor Boys have shared the goalscoring burden across their ranks in the opening months of the term.

although former Wigan Athletic loanee is thriving more than most in a team who are enjoying impeccable league form, with the 25-year-old Welshman netting six goals in 11 second-tier appearances.