Jurgen Klopp will be working alongside Thomas Letsch after he was named as the new head coach of RB Salzburg, following the sacking of Pep Lijnders earlier this week

Former Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has been sacked by FC Red Bull Salzburg after just six months at the club. His assistant coach Vitor Matos is al

Just weeks before Jurgen Klopp assumes his role as Red Bull's head of global soccer, Salzburg have sacked his former assistant Pep Lijnders.

Former Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has been sacked by RB Salzburg following a disappointing spell as head coach of the Austrian side.

RB Salzburg dismissed Dutch manager Pepijn Lijnders following a disappointing first half of the season. Despite early league victories and Champions League qualification, unsatisfactory performances see the club fifth domestically and 32nd in European standings.

Salzburg fired coach Pepijn Lijnders on Monday, with the club 10 points off the lead in the Austrian league and unlikely to advance in the Champions League. That saved Jürgen Klopp having to decide his former colleague's future.

Salzburg fired coach Pepijn Lijnders on Monday, with the club 10 points off the lead in the Austrian league and unlikely to advance in the Champions League. Lijnders was hired by Salzburg, Austria's biggest club,

Former Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has been sacked by RB Salzburg after just seven months in charge.