Liverpool boss Arne Slot has paid tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva as the Reds prepare for their first game following the tragic death of the duo

And Liverpool confirmed that today’s game will feature several tributes to Jota ahead of kick-off at Deepdale, with both sets of players wearing black armbands alongside a minute’s silence and a rendition of the Liverpool anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.

Arne Slot has called Diogo Jota a “champion in everything” and said Liverpool would “carry him with us in our hearts”. Liverpool remain in mourning following the death of Portugal forward Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva, 25, in a car crash in Zamora, Spain, on July 3.