#compassionate-leave

#compassionate-leave

Huddersfield Town boss Liam Manning has left the club by mutual consent, two months after taking compassionate leave. Manning stepped back from his role in March, with the League One side saying in a statement at the time that the decision was made after he "made the club aware of ongoing personal matters relating to the tragic passing of his newborn son Theo in October 2024".

He had a very difficult two weeks and probably still has a difficult time," Slot said. "We spoke at the end of last week when he said he was planning to be back for the end of this week and it would have meant he could not play this game, but when he saw the problems we had defensively, he called me early this week and said: 'I want to be back to help the team against Newcastle.'