Liverpool legend Dirk Kuyt has been appointed interim manager of Fenerbahce. It comes just seven days before the Turkish giants host Liverpool in the Champions League – live on talkSPORT. Liverpool could come up against a very familiar face in the Champions League next weekGettyKuyt steps up from his role as assistant manager following the resignation of Ismail Kartal. The 65-year-old returned for a fourth spell as manager in June but experienced a tumultuous four months. He offered his resignation in September after a 1-1 draw with Roma in the Champions League, but chairman Aziz Yildirim refused to accept it. On Tuesday, however, his exit was agreed by mutual consent following a damaging 2-1 defeat to arch rivals Galatasaray on the weekend. Fenerbahce, who have ex-Premier League stars N’Golo Kante, Romelu Lukaku, Mason Greenwood and Ederson in their ranks, are now six points adrift of league leaders Galatasaray in fifth. It also came weeks after an embarrassing 6-0 hammering by Aston Villa in Europe earlier this month. Kuyt has now been placed in temporary charge – with the Istanbul club set to host Goztepe in the Super Lig on Saturday before the visit of Liverpool on November 4. A brief statement confirmed that Kuyt would be in charge ‘until a new head coach is appointed’.Ex-Turkey manager Vincenzo Montella has been linked with the vacancy, although there is no current timeline on when a new boss will be named. Kuyt at Fenerbahce While Kuyt is best remembered for his six-year spell at Liverpool, he is equally loved at Fenerbahce. Kuyt scored 71 goals in 285 appearances for Liverpool in all competitionsAFPAfter leaving Anfield in 2012, the former Dutch forward went on to win the Super Lig, Turkish Cup and Super Cup during a three-year stint in Turkey. Since transitioning into coaching, Kuyt served as a head coach at various clubs in the Netherlands, before returning to Fenerbahce as an assistant earlier this year. This interim role represents the biggest challenge of his coaching career so far.