Liverpool resume training, arrive to Jota tributes

Liverpool players reported backmost for preseason grooming connected Tuesday, 5 days aft the decease of guardant Diogo Jota.

Jota and his member André Silva were killed successful a car crash successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday. They were believed to beryllium driving to a ferry successful Spain to question to the UK for the commencement of Liverpool's preseason erstwhile their Lamborghini veered disconnected the roadworthy and burst into flames.

Some Liverpool players were owed to statesman grooming for the caller play past Friday, but the nine postponed those plans aft Jota's passing. Arne Slot and galore of the first-team squad were present astatine the brothers' funeral successful Gondomar, Portugal, connected Saturday.

On Tuesday, Liverpool players returned to the AXA Training Centre and arrived to respective floral tributes, galore marked with the words from the club's anthem: 'You'll Never Walk Alone.'

The Premier League champions are scheduled to play their archetypal affable of the summertime against Preston North End connected July 13, though it is uncertain astatine this signifier whether the crippled volition instrumentality place.

Over the past fewer days, thousands of messages and floral tributes person been near extracurricular Anfield arsenic a people of respect to Jota and his brother.

Tributes person besides flooded successful from Jota's teammates, past and present.

Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk said helium was "absolutely devastated and successful full disbelief" portion prima guardant Mohamed Salah stated connected Friday: "Until yesterday, I ne'er thought determination would beryllium thing that would frighten maine of going backmost to Liverpool aft the break. Teammates travel and spell but not similar this.

"It's going to beryllium highly hard to judge that Diogo won't beryllium determination erstwhile we spell back."

Information from ESPN's Beth Lindop was utilized successful this report.