Mick McCarthy says Ryan Tunnicliffe will be going back to Manchester United but he hopes to see the midfielder back in a blue shirt before too long. 

The 20-year-old’s loan spell is up on December 30, his 21st birthday and he looks set to return to Old Trafford for the new year. 

“I think all the United players out on loan are going back,” Mick told the Club website. 

“They normally do that and they will be assessed there. Hopefully they will look at Tunners and see that he has been being doing well here. He is developing as a player and he is enjoying his football. 

“If they see all that they might say ‘let him go back to Ipswich’. That is the best we can hope for.”