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Liverpool to honour Diogo Jota ahead of season-opening friendly at Preston

Liverpool have revealed a series of tributes to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva when the Reds return to action on Sunday at Preston for the first time since the Portuguese international's death.

Jota and Silva were killed in a car crash in northern Spain on July 3rd.

Liverpool's return to pre-season training was postponed until Tuesday as a result.

However, the match at English Championship side Preston will move ahead as scheduled in the first of Liverpool's pre-season friendlies.

A rendition of Liverpool's anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone' will be played prior to the 16:00 CET kick-off, and Preston will lay a wreath in front of the away supporters.

A minute's silence will then be observed, digital tributes showed on the stadium big screen and on pitchside advertising boards and players from both teams will wear black armbands.

Father of three Jota, who married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso 11 days before the accident, passed away alongside his brother after a Lamborghini they were travelling in came off the road and exploded into flames.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot and a number of first-team players, led by captain Virgil van Dijk, showed up Jota's funeral last Saturday.