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Jurgen Klopp 'gutted' as Pepijn Lijnders leaves Liverpool to become NEC Nijmegen boss

Pepijn Lijnders has left Liverpool to take over as head coach of Dutch side NEC Nijmegen.

Lijnders, who arrived at Anfield in 2014 to take charge of the club's Under-16s, was appointed first team development coach during the summer of 2015 and then elevated to new boss Jurgen Klopp's staff later that year.

Klopp told the club's official website, www.liverpoolfc.com: "It's such a strange mix of emotions talking about Pep leaving us.

"Firstly, I am gutted to be losing such a valuable member of our coaching team and such a brilliant person from our group.