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Liverpool confirms O'Driscoll appointment

Brendan Rodgers has a new assistant at Liverpool in the form of former Bournemouth manager Sean O'Driscoll.

Liverpool has confirmed Sean O'Driscoll has joined the club as Brendan Rodgers' assistant manager.

Former Bournemouth, Doncaster Rovers and Nottingham Forest manager O'Driscoll moves to Anfield after Rodgers' former assistants Colin Pascoe and Mike Marsh were sacked last month.

In addition to the appointment of O'Driscoll, Pepijn Lijnders has also been hired to a new role of first-team development coach following 12 months working with the Merseyside club's youth system.

Rodgers told Liverpool's official website: "My admiration for Sean, as a professional, is well documented.