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Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, and two of his assistants, Pep Lijnders and Vitor Matos.(Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Former Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders is reportedly in contention to be named as the new manager of Championship side Norwich City - six months after he was sacked by Red Bull Salzburg.

Lijnders helped the Reds win the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and several other honours during his second, six-year stint at Anfield.

But the 42-year-old departed Liverpool alongside legendary boss Jurgen Klopp at the end of last season to take up the position of head coach at Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg.

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Lijnders, though, was sacked after less than half a season with Salzburg after poor performances in the Austrian Bundesliga and the Premier League.

However, the Telegraph claims that Lijnders is set to be interviewed by Norwich City in the coming days as the Championship outfit starts the process of finding a successor for Johannes Hoff Thorup, who was sacked earlier this month.

Despite being a key part of Klopp's backroom staff at Liverpool, Lijnders has struggled to establish himself as a head coach, with both of his ventures into management, firstly with NEC Nijmegen and more recently with Salzburg, ending with him being dismissed.

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Following his sacking from NEC in May 2018, Klopp brought Lijnders back to Anfield, where he had previously worked at the Academy and later made part of Brendan Rodgers' first-team set-up.

Prior to leaving Liverpool at the end of last season, Klopp hailed Lijnders, who has previously worked at PSV Eindhoven and FC Porto, as a key part of the Reds' recent success.

"The most influential guy in the last years at this club was definitely Pep Lijnders," said Klopp.