Andy Robertson has laid flowers at Anfield in tribute to Diogo Jota after the Liverpool forward passed away in a road traffic accident last week
Liverpool's Andy Robertson
Liverpool's Andy Robertson(Image: Richard Martin-Roberts - CameraSport/CameraSport via Getty Images)
Andy Robertson has provided another tribute to Diogo Jota following the tragic passing of his Liverpool teammate. Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, both died in a road traffic accident in the Zamora region of Spain last Thursday (July 3).
Jota and Silva's funeral was held in their hometown of Gondomar in Portugal over the weekend, where a large number of the Liverpool squad and many members of staff were in attendance to pay their respects.
Robertson was one of the members of the Reds squad to attend the funeral and has now paid his respects at Anfield with a tribute to Jota.
On Tuesday, Liverpool posted photos which showed Robertson attending the floral memorial outside Anfield. The Reds' left-back placed flowers outside the stadium to pay tribute to Jota.
Liverpool also posted a photo on X of the message which Robertson left on the flowers for Jota
The message read: "MacJota, our hearts are broken but feeling very grateful for the memories you gave us all!
"I will miss you. Love you, brother. Robbo x."
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Robertson's tribute comes a day after Liverpool aired an hour-long tribute show to honour Jota on LFCTV. The show was broadcast outside Anfield, where thousands of flowers and other items had been left to pay tribute to Jota over the last few days.
The latest tribute from Robertson also comes after the Liverpool defender wrote an emotional message in Jota's memory last week.
"The ones I’m thinking about most right now are the family. Their loss is too much to bear," wrote Jota on Instagram on July 3. "I’m so sorry that they have lost two such precious souls – Diogo and Andre.
"For the team and the Club, we’ll try to cope with this together… however long that takes. "For me, I want to talk about my mate. My buddy. The bloke I loved and will miss like crazy.
"I could talk about him as a player for hours, but none of that feels like it matters right now. It’s the man. The person. He was such a good guy. The best. So genuine. Just normal and real.
"Full of love for the people he cared about. Full of fun. He was the most British foreign player I’ve ever met. We used to joke he was really Irish… I’d try to claim him as Scottish, obviously. I even called him Diogo MacJota.
"We’d watch the darts together, enjoy the horse racing. Going to Cheltenham this season was a highlight - one of the best we had.
"The last time I saw him was the happiest day of his life – his wedding day. I want to remember his never-ceasing smile from that magical day. How much he was bursting with love for his wife and family.
"I can’t believe we’re saying goodbye. It’s too soon, and it hurts so much. But thank you for being in my life, mate – and for making it better. Love you, Diogo."