Liverpool has given an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva in their opening for the season friendly to Preston.
The match is the first time that the Arne Slot team has entered the field since the tragic death of Jota, 28, and his brother, 25, on July 3 in a car accident in Spain.
A black and white statue of Jota with the Premier League trophy on the cover of the MatchDay program in Deepdale, while merchandise stalls sold scarves and flags with the name of Jota.
Youl Never Walk Alone was played before the game, with players from both teams who wore black bracelets and wreaths were placed before the end. In addition, digital tribute on screens were shown around the ground.
A minute of silence was observed prior to the kick -off.
Liverpool confirmed this week that they have the NO 20 shirt retiring that Jota wore at Anfield during his time.
Speaking in an interview prior to the game, Slot said that Liverpool Jota will always carry with him.
Slot told the club's official website: 'We will always wear it with us in our hearts, in our thoughts, wherever we go.
'Maybe especially at difficult moments because of what I just said. But at any time we are here, we will wear it with us in our thoughts and in our hearts.
“His shirt retiring is the only thing we could and have done.”
Slot added that Liverpool will be inspired by Jota with regard to their actions in the future.
He said: 'Nothing seems to be important when we think of what happened.
'But we are a football club and we have to train and we have to play again, if we want it or not.
'What I told the players, I can also say it here. It is very difficult to find the right words, because we constantly debate about what is appropriate.
'What is fitting in our promotions? What is appropriate [for] What should we say? Can we train again? Can we laugh again? Can we be angry if there is a wrong decision?
'I said to them, maybe the best for us is to do this situation as Jota was. And what I meant by that is that Jota was always herself, it didn't matter if he was against me, with his teammates, against the staff, he was always himself.
“So let's try to be ourselves too. So if we want to laugh, we laugh; If we want to cry, we will cry. If they want to train, they can train, if they don't want to train, they can't train.
“But be yourself, don't think you should be different from your emotions to tell you.”
Jota came to Liverpool from Wolves in 2020 and made 182 performances for the Reds, while he scored 65 goals and delivered 26 assists.
Last season, Jota was part of the Liverpool team that won the Premier League title. He also won the FA Cup and two competition cups earlier.