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

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 manager Arne Slot paid tribute to Diogo Jota in an interview released on Sunday saying the Portugal forward was a "champion" in everything he did. Earlier this week Slot joined several players in attending the tributes that have appeared to Jota and his brother outside Anfield.