Javier Mascherano spent three years at Liverpool before joining Barcelona in 2010.

The midfielder did not win any silverware with the Merseyside outfit, but he is regarded highly by the majority of fans at the club.

The Argentine went on to have a very successful career at Barcelona, winning 17 trophies, including four La Liga titles and two Champions League crowns.

In January, the 33-year-old ended a seven-and-a-half-year spell at the Camp Nou and joined Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune.

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Today, Liverpool celebrated their former player by posting a tweet remaining fans that Mascherano signed for the club on this day 11 years ago.

The reaction to the tweet was largely mixed, with some fans praising their former midfielder, while others slammed the Argentine for abandoning the Reds.

Some tweeted their disappointment that the club failed to replace Mascherano with another player of his calibre.

Liverpool are no strangers when it comes to dealing transfers with Barcelona as the club have sold Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho to the Spanish giants in recent years.