Barcelona striker Luis Suarez sent his old teammates a good luck message ahead of EPL kick-off

BRENDAN Rodgers revealed that Luis Suarez sent his former teammates a good luck message before they kicked off the EPL season against Southampton.

Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (C) takes part in a training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, near Barcelona, on August 17, 2014. AFP PHOTO AFP PHOTO / QUIQUE GARCIA

FORMER Liverpool striker Luis Suarez sent his old teammates a good luck message ahead of their opening Premier League game against Southampton, manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed.

“Luis Suarez sent us a lovely text (message) this morning, wishing us all the best and telling us to start strong -- it’s a lovely gesture,” Rodgers said after his side’s 2-1 victory at Anfield on Sunday.

“He sent the text to me personally. What did it say? Don’t be so nosey! I texted him back. It’s a great love-in I’ve got with him! “He’s a great boy, but he’s gone. It was a lovely touch.

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Liverpool will always be in his heart.” Suarez was Liverpool’s top scorer last season with 31 league goals, but he was sold to Barcelona last month after being given a four-month ban by FIFA for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.

It was the third such incident of the Uruguayan’s career.

Daniel Sturridge, Suarez’s former strike partner, scored Liverpool’s winner against Southampton, but Rodgers said that he would look to bring in another striker before the transfer window shuts on September 1.

“We’re bigger than any one player,” Rodgers said, in reference to Suarez’s departure.

“I still think we need a striker, so we’ll search through until the end of the window for that.” Suarez could make his Barcelona debut in a friendly against Mexican side Leon on Monday, after the conditions of his suspension were relaxed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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