Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based
Style consistency
More consistent than 85% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Norwich
Aug 2025 – Nov 2025 · 17 matches
0.60 points per game in Championship (15 matches).
Norwich with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.44 (179 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −29 below the league average under him, +36 under the others.
Most used
- H. Darling1,530' · Elo 2,041
- J. Sargent1,371' · Elo 1,895
- V. Kovačević1,350' · Elo 2,095
- J. Medić1,090' · Elo 1,846
- M. Topić1,011' · Elo 1,801
- K. McLean998' · Elo 2,023
- K. Fisher950' · Elo 2,101
- O. Schwartau872' · Elo 2,045
- J. Stacey854' · Elo 2,001
- P. Mattsson791' · Elo 2,074
Bristol City
Nov 2023 – May 2025 · 85 matches
1.38 points per game in Championship (79 matches).
Bristol City with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.20 (197 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −16 below the league average under him, −26 under the others.
Most used
- M. O’Leary7,560' · Elo 2,066
- Z. Vyner7,323' · Elo 1,946
- J. Knight7,323' · Elo 1,915
- R. Dickie6,054' · Elo 1,922
- G. Tanner4,944' · Elo 1,907
- A. Mehmeti4,753' · Elo 2,004
- C. Pring4,687' · Elo 1,871
- M. Bird3,660' · Elo 1,922
- J. Williams3,529' · Elo 1,873
- M. Sykes3,312' · Elo 1,927
Oxford United
Mar 2023 – Nov 2023 · 30 matches
1.72 points per game in League One (25 matches).
Oxford United with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.48 (168 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −30 below the league average under him, +44 under the others.
Most used
- E. Moore2,327' · Elo 1,737
- C. Brown2,324' · Elo 2,094
- M. McGuane2,198' · Elo 1,789
- C. Brannagan2,175' · Elo 1,952
- S. Long2,001' · Elo 1,775
- J. Beadle1,530' · Elo 2,105
- T. Goodrham1,307' · Elo 1,818
- B. Bodin1,268' · Elo 1,492
- M. Harris1,266' · Elo 1,901
- Ruben Rodrigues1,251' · Elo 1,867
Milton Keynes Dons
Aug 2021 – Dec 2022 · 83 matches
1.58 points per game in League One (67 matches).
Milton Keynes Dons with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (107 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +40 above the league average under him, −30 under the others.
Most used
- W. O'Hora7,086' · Elo 1,908
- D. Lewington5,621' · Elo 1,040
- D. Harvie5,472' · Elo 1,887
- J. Cumming4,410' · Elo 1,889
- H. Darling4,108' · Elo 2,041
- S. Twine4,062' · Elo 1,938
- J. McEachran3,749' · Elo 1,546
- T. Parrott3,354' · Elo 2,262
- M. Eisa3,005' · Elo 1,394
- T. Watson2,748' · Elo 1,801
Players under Liam Manning
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- S. Twine+411
in 94 matches · Bristol City
- T. Watson+401
in 40 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
- Ruben Rodrigues+343
in 18 matches · Oxford United
- C. Coventry+327
in 22 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
- M. Dennis+314
in 22 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
Fell most
- K. McLean−131
in 13 matches · Norwich
- J. Schlupp−78
in 11 matches · Norwich
- A. King−71
in 10 matches · Bristol City
- J. Córdoba−61
in 6 matches · Norwich
- J. Sargent−57
in 16 matches · Norwich
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−54D. Mayor1406
in 3 matches · Fleetwood Town
−54R. Broom1591
in 5 matches · Fleetwood Town
−51A. May1760
in 5 matches · Charlton
−49J. Grimmer1843
in 4 matches · Wycombe
−42S. Greenwood1794
in 4 matches · Preston
Nemeses
+94F. Dele-Bashiru2151
in 4 matches · Sheffield Wednesday
+86A. Begović1585
in 3 matches · Leicester
+85S. Charles2282
in 5 matches · Southampton
+81Z. Vipotnik2057
in 3 matches · Swansea
+79L. Vigouroux2089
in 3 matches · Swansea
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −55
Stephen Evans1666
in 4 matches · Rotherham
- −50
Michael Carrick2301
in 4 matches · Middlesbrough
- −37
in 3 matches · Preston
- −33
J. Hasselbaink1363
in 3 matches · Burton Albion
- −29
V. Ismaël1857
in 3 matches · Blackburn
Nemesis coaches
- +52
C. Wilder2021
in 4 matches · Sheffield Utd
- +47
Kieran McKenna2140
in 4 matches · Ipswich
- +44
Martí Cifuentes1949
in 5 matches · Leicester
- +37
D. Moore1732
in 5 matches · Huddersfield
- +36
Luke Williams1811
in 3 matches · Swansea
Playing style
How Liam Manning's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 3 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.57style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 85% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
Bristol City84 matches
Milton Keynes Dons79 matches
Oxford United29 matches