Liverpool’s opening pre-season clash with Preston North End was always destined to be an emotionally-charged affair. It wasn’t that long ago that Diogo Jota and Andre Silva’s lives were tragically taken in a car crash in Spain on July 3.

The Reds, their fans, and hosts Preston North End paid tribute to the Portuguese player, who died in a car accident with his brother on July 3 in Spain

Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday.