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Bristol City have appointed Oxford United boss Liam Manning as head coach.
The 38-year-old succeeds Nigel Pearson, who was sacked last month with the club 15th in the Championship after a run of five losses in their last seven games.
Manning leaves Oxford second in League One and three points behind leaders Portsmouth after 15 matches, having spent just eight months in charge of the club.
He has previously managed Milton Keynes Dons and Belgian side Lommel.
Manning, who has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract at Ashton Gate, has impressed since succeeding Karl Robinson as U's boss - the club were 18th in League One and three points off the relegation places when he took over in March.
He kept Oxford up last season thanks to two wins in their final three matches, before masterminding an excellent start of this season which has seen the U's lose just two league games since the opening day of the season.
After taking over from Russell Martin at MK Dons in August 2021, he led the club to a third-placed finish in League One, before being knocked out of the play-offs at the semi-final stage by Wycombe Wanderers.
He lost his job in December last year after a run of one win in his final 11 league games left the club second-from-bottom.
More to follow.
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