By ADRIAN BISHOP
Published: 05:38 EDT, 13 July 2025 | Updated: 05:43 EDT, 13 July 2025
Arne Slot has emotionally paid tribute to Diogo Jota in a first interview since the Liverpool forward's tragic death last week.
The Reds are back in action this Sunday as they begin their pre-season preparations with a friendly against Championship side Preston.
The game marks the first for Liverpool since Jota and his brother, Andre Silva died when when their car crashed in the early hours in northern Spain.
In the wake of Jota's passing Liverpool announced that his No 20 squad number would be retired to pay tribute to the Portuguese forward, with Slot insisting it was the least the club could do.
'We will always carry him with us in our hearts, in our thoughts, wherever we go,' Slot told Liverpool's website.
'Maybe especially in difficult moments because of what I just said. But in any moment we are here, we will carry him with us in our thoughts and in our hearts.
'To retire his shirt is the one thing we could, should and have done.'
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