Matt Parish has stepped down as coach of Salford City Reds for "personal reasons".

The Australian, 42, took charge of the Willows in June and went on to lose five of the six ensuing games.

A statement from the club read: "Matt leaves the club in a much stronger position than he found it on the field, with what the club believes to be one of the strongest and most innovative coaching setups in Super League ready to take the club on into the new stadium at Barton."

Parish, who will now return to his homeland, previously said that the stadium move "isn't going to fix the problems at Salford".

The club added that it would make an announcement on Parish's replacement shortly.