Wes Burns should remain in the lineup if he is fit, according to Ipswich Town great Mick Mills, despite Omari Hutchinson’s performance in Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Birmingham City.
An injury to Burns forced him off the field after just 20 minutes, and Hutchinson was sent on to take his place.
The Chelsea loanee scored in the match and maintained his form from last week’s Rotherham match, in which he gave Ipswich a late victory.
Hutchinson’s inclusion in the starting eleven is currently under pressure, although Mills emphasized that Burns would be treated unfairly if Hutchinson were to lose his spot.
The Ipswich legend pointed out that he was probably Ipswich’s best forward in the first 20 minutes against Birmingham and did not put a foot wrong before he got injured.
Mills insisted that if Burns regains his fitness, there is no reason for him to get dropped from the starting eleven.
He said on BBC Radio Suffolk: “Don’t forget poor old Wes Burns.
“Wes Burns was absolutely outstanding in the 20 minutes he played today and all four of our attackers were on fire at that minute and he was the best of the four.
“Sometimes you are so quickly forgotten.
“Wes Burns never did anything wrong whatsoever in the 20 minutes he was on the pitch.
“If he is fit and loses his position, I think he is going to be very hard done by.”
It remains to be seen whether Burns is fit to be in the squad for Ipswich’s trip to Plymouth next Saturday.