Manager Paul Heckingbottom is proud Preston were able to help commemorate Diogo Jota by hosting Liverpool in a pre-season friendly on Sunday.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as ‘Can We Laugh Again?’—Arne Slot Sends Poignant Message to Liverpool Fans Grieving Diogo Jota. In the days following the tragic passing of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, there has been little appetite for football on Merseyside.

Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo both got on the scoresheet as Liverpool played their first match following the passing of Diogo Jota and took the opportunity to pay tribute against Preston

Diogo Jota was tragically killed just days after marrying his wife Rute Cardoso in a lavish wedding ceremony. The couple had been together since Jota was playing youth football in his native Portugal. Over the following years, his career began to skyrocket and his devoted partner was beside him every step of the way.