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Experienced managers Neil Warnock and Mick McCarthy are interested in taking over at Sunderland after they recently dismissed Tony Mowbray, according to a report from iNews.

The Black Cats were on a three-game winless run with poor losses to struggling sides Plymouth Argyle and Huddersfield Town, however, to many, it has still been a surprise to see Mowbray lose his job.

He had shown that he could get a young side to the play-offs after he came in and replaced Alex Neil splendidly last campaign, plus he had his side only three points off the top six this season.

It appears though that Mowbray wasn't all in on Sunderland's transfer strategy of bringing in younger players, hence why the club are now looking for someone else.

Warnock and McCarthy have got tons of experience in the Championship but they are not on the club's radar, according to iNews.

Who are Sunderland targeting for the managerial role?

The Sunderland hierarchy will be looking for a manager that can help to develop their big crop of younger players, as in the summer they signed 13 players and just one of them was over the age of 24.

According to the report, the club could be looking at an overseas manager as they again look to take calculated risks with how they operate to get them back to the Premier League.

They have seen other clubs do that so far this season, with the biggest example being Queens Park Rangers who sacked Gareth Ainsworth and hired Marti Cifuentes from Swedish side Hammarby IF, which has seen the club have an upturn in results.

As well as this, another example in the Championship is struggling Sheffield Wednesday as they appointed German Danny Rohl but he has improved their desperate state of affairs with a big win recently over Blackburn Rovers.

Therefore, the trend does appear to be a positive one for clubs in the second tier.

Should Sunderland consider either Warnock or McCarthy?

If Sunderland struggle to get whoever their number one target is due to the fact it is at the start of the festive period for a host of clubs around the world, then they may have to look for someone to come in on an interim basis.

McCarthy was in a job as recently as last season as he was at Blackpool, but it didn't go well as, after just 14 games and two wins, he left by mutual consent.

He does have experience in getting sides up to the Premier League though, as he got Sunderland and Wolves promoted, but he hasn't achieved such a feat since 2009 so it wouldn't be a wise decision to enter talks with him.

Warnock was in a job this season as, after he kept Huddersfield up, he agreed to stay on for a year before deciding to leave in September.

The 75-year-old is renowned for being a Championship specialist, having won promotion to the Premier League on three separate occasions with Cardiff City, QPR and Sheffield United.