“Deeply saddened by the passing of Liam’s recently born son Theo John Manning,” the football team announced in a statement.
They went on to say: We are confident that Liam, his wife Fran, and his son Isaac will get the utmost sympathies and sorrow from Bristol City’s supporters as well as the larger football community during this trying time.
The duration of the 39-year-old’s absence was not disclosed by the Championship team.
The club also announced that Chris Hogg, Manning’s assistant, will fill in temporarily while he is away.
Following Monday’s news, a number of other football teams and players, including City’s, offered empathy and sorrow.
At this extremely sad time, Bristol Rovers announced, “Everyone at Bristol Rovers sends our love and sincere condolences to Liam and the Manning family.”
In November of last year, Manning signed a three-and-a-half-year contract to become head coach of Bristol City.
In the past, he worked for New York City FC, West Ham, Oxford United, and MK Dons.
