Mohamed Salah told his Liverpool team-mates that supporters expect them to give everything and fight for trophies.
Salah brought the curtain down on his trophy-laden spell as a Reds player against Brentford on Sunday.
Although he did not score in front of the Anfield crowd, the Egypt international registered an assist in the 1-1 draw that secured Champions League qualification for next season.
He was in tears as his team-mates formed a guard of honour when Jeremie Frimpong replaced him in the 74th minute.
The forward was again emotional after the final whistle, standing in front of the Kop alongside Andy Robertson, who is also set to leave the club.
Mohamed Salah said: “I cried a lot – I think more than I did in my whole life! But it’s very tough to leave a place like this. Also I cried a bit in the training ground.
“I’m not really an emotional guy, you guys don’t see that in the media that much. You always see me tough, aggressive but inside me I take it like a baby.
“It’s very tricky. We left our youth here, sharing everything from the beginning until the end. We wouldn’t even dream of what we had but we did it for this club. We put it back where it belonged.
“This is our message to the players in the dressing room. Look, the club now is fighting for everything. The fans will not accept less than that. They don’t care that much about the result as long as you sweat and you give your blood here.
“They will love you forever. So this is my message to you guys: it’s not about talent, it’s about everything. This is why he (Robertson) is loved more than anyone probably, because he just gave it all on the field and fans love him for that. It’s tricky to leave Liverpool, but this is life and we have to move on.
He added: “I feel it’s life. I look back and I’m like, ‘Would they want more than I achieved?’ Not really. Like collectively and individually, we won it all.
“The most important thing when we’re leaving – you get to see it like this today – (is that) fans appreciate what you have done for the club, me and him.
“This is the most important thing. It’s not like, ‘Oh, come on, just go away. We don’t want you anymore.’ No, you see the love from the fans. This is the most important thing for me.”
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