So, Liam Manning.  No doubt a name many City fans aren’t very familiar with.  Not much of a playing career which he finished early to focus on coaching. Spending 4 years with West Ham’s under 23’s during the period when Declan Rice was coming through.  Manning’s style of play is very much focussed around a style of player such as Rice, so I have no doubt that his coaching and way of playing would have been a good influence on Rice.    His first proper job as a manager was in the Bel