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12 Facts About Liam Manning

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Liam John Manning was born on 20 October 1985 and is an English football manager and coach.

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Liam Manning is the current head coach of EFL Championship club Bristol City.

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Liam Manning later returned to Woodbridge, followed by spells with Wroxham, Melton St Audrey and Ipswich Wanderers, before retiring from football to concentrate on coaching.

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Liam Manning worked as an academy coach at Ipswich Town before joining Premier League side West Ham United in 2015 as head coach of the club's U23s.

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On 13 August 2021, Liam Manning joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons.

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On 8 October 2021, after just eleven league games in charge, Liam Manning was named EFL League One Manager of the Month for September 2021, a month in which he led the club to an unbeaten run of five league games achieving eleven points.

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Liam Manning repeated the achievement four months later, being named League One Manager of the Month for January 2022 after a similarly successful period.

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On 11 March 2023, Liam Manning was appointed head coach of League One side Oxford United.

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Liam Manning left the club in November 2023 after 29 games in charge with the club second in League One.

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Liam Manning has a reputation for developing young players, having spent much of his early coaching career working with the academy sides of West Ham United, Ipswich Town and New York City FC.

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Liam Manning is credited as having contributed to the development of England international Declan Rice.

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Liam Manning took compassionate leave from Bristol City from 14 October 2024 for an indefinite period of time following the death of his newborn son Theo.