diff --git a/src/crewai/crew.py b/src/crewai/crew.py
index b2857d827..101ed3174 100644
--- a/src/crewai/crew.py
+++ b/src/crewai/crew.py
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
         else:
             self.manager_llm = (
                 getattr(self.manager_llm, "model_name", None)
+                or getattr(self.manager_llm, "model", None)
                 or getattr(self.manager_llm, "deployment_name", None)
                 or self.manager_llm
             )