Liverpool players are encouraged to express their emotions following the death of team-mate Diogo Jota. Jota and his brother died in a car crash. Coach Arne Slot reminded players to be themselves, whether they choose to laugh or cry, and emphasized the importance of carrying Jota in their hearts. The club has retired Jota's number 20 shirt in his honor. A pre-match tribute is planned for an upcoming friendly, including a moment of silence and playing of the club's anthem, 'You'll Never Walk Alone.'
"If we want to laugh, we laugh; if we want to cry, we're going to cry. If they want to train they can train, if they don't want to train they can not train."
"We will always carry him with us in our hearts, in our thoughts, wherever we go."
"Nothing seems to be important if we think of what has happened, but we are a football club and we need to train and we need to play again."
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