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Sadio Mane admitted it was 'really strange' to no longer be a Liverpool player as he conducted a farewell interview following the completion of his move to Bayern Munich. 

The Senegal star, 30, penned a three-year deal at the Allianz Arena worth £250,000-a-week as he opts for a 'new challenge' in Germany after six successful years at Anfield under Jurgen Klopp, when he won six trophies. 

Still held in such high regard on Merseyside, Mane invited the club website to conduct an interview at his home in Mallorca, where he spoke about his six-year stay and was first asked how it felt to no longer be a Liverpool player.  

'Obviously it is strange – really, really strange – to no longer be a Liverpool player after six years spent at Anfield,' Mane said. 

'But of course I had a great time, an unbelievable time, and since my first day I really, really enjoyed training, playing, at Anfield especially and in front of these amazing supporters. Now it’s come to the end, so what can you say?'

Mane - who says he has sent a long text to the squad and staff to say goodbye - also detailed why he decided to leave Liverpool and the Premier league, insisting his life is always about 'being challenged.'  

'When it came I said to the club that I want to leave, I want to go somewhere else to see a new challenge,' he added.

'It is not anything else, it is just a challenge because for me I want to always be challenging myself to get better and better.'