Tributes will be paid to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva on Sunday before and during Liverpool 's first match since their deaths. Arne Slot ’s side face Championship club Preston North End at Deepdale in their opening pre-season fixture, 10 days after Jota and Silva died in a car accident in Spain.

Liverpool have announced that the number 20 shirt will be retired permanently as a tribute to Diogo Jota.It marks the first time in the club’s 133-year history that a squad number has been retired.

One week after the tragic death of Diogo Jota, Liverpool has made a powerful and emotional gesture: the club has decided to retire the No. 20 shirt worn by the Portuguese forward — permanently and across all its teams, from the senior squads to the youth academy and women’s side.