Kuyt named Fenerbahce interim boss before Liverpool tie

Former Netherlands forward Dirk Kuyt has been appointed Fenerbahce's interim coach a week before they face his former club Liverpool in the Champions League.

The 46-year-old is stepping up to the role after being the assistant of Ismail Kartal, who resigned as the Turkish club's manager following the side's 2-1 defeat by arch rivals Galatasaray on Monday.

Fenerbahce said, external Kuyt, who won the Turkish league title with the club as a player in 2013-14, would hold the post "until a new head coach is appointed".

Kuyt's first game will be a league match against Goztepe on Saturday before Fenerbahce host Liverpool in a Champions League group stage tie on Wednesday, 4 November (17:45 GMT).