RB Salzburg have fired Pep Lijnders as manager. The 17-time Austrian champions are fifth in the Austrian Bundesliga, 10 points off league leaders SK Sturm Graz.
Salzburg have also struggled for form in the Champions League this season and are 32nd in the 36-team league, with just one win from their six European games.
Lijnders joined Salzburg this past summer after nine years as an assistant at Liverpool. The dismissal comes shortly before Jurgen Klopp begins his position as Red Bull\'s head of global soccer.
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