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Darwin Nunez has left Liverpool(Image: Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Darwin Nunez scored his first goal for new club Al-Hilal only one day after his Liverpool exit was confirmed.

The striker emerged as a second-half substitute to make his debut for Simone Inzaghi's side then finished the scoring in a comfortable 6-0 pre-season victory over Swiss opponents Aarau.

After three years as a Liverpool player, Nunez completed a £46m move to Saudi Arabia on Saturday.



The Reds had paid an initial £64m to bring the striker from Benfica to Anfield in the summer of 2022.

In his time on Merseyside he scored 40 goals in 143 appearances, won the Carabao Cup with Jurgen Klopp and most recently the Premier League with Arne Slot.

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Having featured for the Reds in pre-season, Nunez has been able to go straight into Al-Hilal's match-playing squad on their pre-season tour in Europe.

His new manager, Inzaghi, chose to introduce the 26-year-old after the half-time break of their latest friendly vs Aarau on Sunday evening.

James' Park in August 2023, which helped Liverpool come back from a goal down to beat Newcastle United with 10 men.

Al-Hilal celebrated their debutant with an Instagram post, captioned: "A first glimpse of Nunez with the team [star eyes emoji, blue heart emoji]."

The post has been liked by almost 130,000 users on the platform, including Nunez himself and now-former Liverpool teammates Kostas Tsimikas and Rio Ngumoha.

It read: "Thank you, Liverpool.

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