Derby players completely unaware McClaren ever left

Steve McClaren

Derby’s players have responded with shock to the news that Steve McClaren is their new manager, as nobody in the dressing room can remember him leaving the club in the first place.

Although Paul Clement and Nigel Pearson have held the reins since McClaren’s last stint ended 17 months ago, neither man appears to have left any mark on the squad to the extent where even photographs of the two men met with blank stares.

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