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title: "Cardiff: Bluebirds eyeing Liam Manning"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/cardiff-bluebirds-liam-manning-news/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Cardiff City News"
published: "2022-09-22T11:35:55Z"
modified: "2022-09-22T11:35:55Z"
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# Cardiff: Bluebirds eyeing Liam Manning

**Cardiff City are thought to be fans of MK Dons manager Liam Manning, according to [Darren Witcoop](https://twitter.com/darrenowitcoop/status/1572507766480338948?s=46&t=S9PNY2REOcQX6TG3idj3SQ).**

### The Lowdown: Manning profiled

Manning has been in charge of MK Dons for just over a year now and took the club to the League One playoffs in his first season.

The 36-year-old was previously in charge of Belgian side Lommel SK and before that was the assistant manager for West Ham’s U21 side.

He likes to play a [3-4-3 system](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liam-manning/stationen/trainer/76341/plus/1) and has a [52%](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liam-manning/stationen/trainer/76341/plus/1) win record as a first-team manager, and it looks like he is of interest to Cardiff chiefs.

### The Latest: Witcoop’s post

Welsh journalist [Witcoop](https://twitter.com/darrenowitcoop/status/1572507766480338948?s=46&t=S9PNY2REOcQX6TG3idj3SQ) took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to share news about Cardiff’s search for a new manager.

He stated that Mark Hudson is ‘expected to be given a run of games as it stands’, but there are two managers in League One rated highly by Cardiff officials.

*“Understand that MK Dons’ Liam Manning is one of them,”* he said.

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### The Verdict: Interesting

Manning enjoyed a successful first season as a first-team manager in England, with MK Dons narrowly missing out on promotion to the Championship. He has a [‘unique’](https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/liam-manning-outlines-mk-dons-unique-style-of-play/) style of play that focuses on controlling possession and being aggressive when pressing.

A bit of second-season syndrome could be kicking in for Manning, though, with his side sitting in [18th](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one/table) with three wins from their opening nine games.

It could well be a gamble by Cardiff, then, but that risk could prove to be an inspired decision should he move to Wales and put his youthful exuberance to good use with the Bluebirds.