Liverpool dedicated the cover of its match-day program to Jota, who played 123 times for the club, and Silva. All players across the league will wear black arm bands this weekend and will take part in a moment of silence. New signing Hugo Ekitike scored Friday's opening goal and celebrated by paying tribute to Jota.

Defending champion Liverpool launched the Premier League with a dramatic 4-2 win over Bournemouth at Anfield on Friday in an emotionally charged match featuring tributes to Diogo Jota and a player reporting racial abuse.

Rebecca Lowe, Tim Howard, Robbie Mustoe and Robbie Earle discuss Diogo Jota’s tragic death, talking through the emotions that will follow Liverpool throughout the 2025-26 Premier League season.

Beyond the floral tributes, banners, silences and songs, it is an empty space within the Anfield dressing room which serves as the most poignant reminder of a tragically lost team-mate as Liverpool begin their Premier League defence on Friday night.

Initially, Jota feared he would miss Euro 2024 but he returned in April, only to pick up a hip problem that put him back on the sidelines as Liverpool’s title challenge wilted.

Luis Diaz paid tribute to Diogo Jota after scoring for Bayern Munich in Saturday's German Super Cup win over Stuttgart, with Harry Kane also chiming in.

Italy international Federico Chiesa insists he is ‘happy’ at Liverpool and thanks Arne Slot for his ‘words of encouragement,’ while naturally his first Premier League goal was dedicated to

A serious calf injury sidelined him for four months — Jota a helpless bystander as Liverpool’s season of transition went alarmingly off the rails. “It was a very hard time,” he admitted.