Renowned Liverpool legend aged 48, Robbie Fowler has taken up the managerial position at Al-Qadsiah, a second-tier team in Saudi Arabia.

This marks his return to the sidelines after a two-year hiatus since departing from Indian club East Bengal.

Al-Qadsiah, Fowler's new team, ended the previous season in the 11th position in the Saudi Second Division, trailing the top four teams by a significant margin of 23 points, all of whom were promoted.

Fowler becomes the latest high-profile figure to head to the Gulf state, with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante recently joining Pro League clubs.

His former Reds team-mate Steven Gerrard turned down the opportunity to manage top-tier side Al-Ettifaq but Fowler has opted for a move to the Middle East.

It is the Liverpudlian's fourth job in management, having spent a season in Thailand as player-manager of Muangthong United before taking over at Brisbane Roar in Australia seven years later.

A well-travelled managerial career then took him to India with East Bengal, where he spent the 2020-21 season in charge prior to a brief spell coaching at Oxford.

He will hope to gain further experience in the dugout and fire his new club to the top flight at the first time of asking.

As a player, Fowler is regarded as one of English football's all-time great strikers, scoring 162 goals in 379 Premier League appearances.