Eden Hazard said Chelsea didn't give Mohamed Salah enough of a chance to make it with the club.

Salah has emerged this season with Liverpool following his transfer from Roma.

Chelsea bought Salah for £11 million in 2014, outbidding Liverpool.

“He is still my friend and we are still in contact,” said Hazard. “He’s a top, top, top player. He did not get his chance at Chelsea – maybe because of the manager, because of the other players? I don’t know.

“He has quality but in that period I remember we had me, Willian, Oscar, so for him it was not easy. But he’s a top player, for sure, and we know as a team the quality he has. He is a fantastic striker and this season he has scored a lot of goals. It is always good to play against a friend but Liverpool is not only about Salah. They have a lot of quality players.”