Norwich City manager Liam Manning got sacked from his job on Saturday, November 8, following the club’s seventh successive defeat at home in the Championship, losing to Leicester City 2-1. It was also
Norwich City’s eight straight home loss in all competitions in the 2025-26 season, failing to get any positive results in the ongoing campaign at Carrow Road, which means that the club found themselves second from bottom in 23rd place with just nine points in the Championship standings.
Notably, Liam Manning was given the Norwich City managerial role after he had guided Bristol City to the Championship play-offs last season but his tenure lasted just around five months and 17 matches in all. The defeat to Leicester City was their 11 straight match without a win in all competitions, leaving Liam Manning without a job and being replaced by coach Ryan Garry in interim charge and he will be assisted by Tony Roberts and Nick Stanley.
The decision from Norwich City officials about their manager was expected to come sooner rather than later, especially since fans had protested outside the stadium in the aftermath of Leicester City defeat at home, leaving them down in the doldrums in the Championship. Some of the Canaries faithful were heard chanting “You’re not fit to wear the shirt” apart from wanting their sporting director Ben Knapper to leave the club.
Liam and his staff worked tirelessly to move our football club forward: Norwich City Sporting Director
In his official statement about Liam Manning’s sacking, Norwich City Sporting Director was quoted as saying, “We have tried absolutely everything possible to work through this incredibly challenging period but, unfortunately, given the recent run of results and performances, we have been left with no choice other than to make a change at this stage. Liam and his staff worked tirelessly to move our football club forward. They are all fundamentally good people and we wish them the very best in whatever comes next.”
Moreover, during Liam Manning’s tenure, Norwich City lost to their arch-rivals Ipswich Town 3-1 at Portman Road in the Championship in October, their first defeat in the East Anglia derby in 16 years.
