Liverpool boss Arne Slot said it had been difficult for the team to get back to work after the death of Diogo Jota and so he had suggested to his players that perhaps the best way forward was to follow their late teammate's shining example.

Liverpool return to action for the first time since the death of Diogo Jota as they face Preston in a pre-season friendly. On what is sure to be an emotional day at Deepdale, tributes will be paid to Jota and his brother Andre Silva after they died in a car crash last week.

Arne Slot has said Liverpool will carry the memory of Diogo Jota forever as they make an emotional return to playing duties on Sunday.

Arne Slot has paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota ahead of Liverpool’s return to action. The Reds travel to Deepdale on Sunday to face Championship side Preston. It marks their first

Diogo Jota's widow Rute Cardoso joined a host of Liverpool stars to visit the sea of floral tributes left to the Portuguese star outside Anfield.