Back to the Liverpool Newsfeed

Liverpool players should 'follow emotions' - Slot

Related Topics: Arne Slot, Diogo Jota

Liverpool boss Arne Slot says his players should be themselves and follow their emotions as they come to terms with the death of team-mate Diogo Jota.

Portugal forward Jota and his brother Andre Silva died in a car crash on 3 July in the Spanish province of Zamora.

The Reds play their first pre-season friendly since Jota's death at Preston North End at 15:00 BST on Sunday.

In his first interview since Jota's death, Slot told Liverpool TV: "If we want to laugh we laugh; if we want to cry we're going to cry.