Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah insisted he was "lucky" to be able to call Darwin Núñez both a friend and a teammate as he bid farewell to the Uruguay international.

Núñez saw his three-year spell with Liverpool come to an end earlier this month as he swapped Anfield for Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal , moving on in a deal which is expected to net Liverpool a total of €65 million (£56.1 million, $76.1 million) thanks to a series of achievable add-ons.

During their shared time together, Núñez and Salah made a total of 122 appearances together-a career high for the former-while only Virgil van Dijk (5,911) has played more minutes alongside Núñez than Salah (5,676).

"I consider myself lucky to have had you as a teammate and friend," Salah wrote on social media . "You were always very real

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