The terrible tragedy of a life cut short, of a father taken away from young children, of a husband killed days after his wedding to his childhood sweetheart, of a champion torn away, stunned Liverpool Football Club on Thursday morning.
Diogo Jota was only 28-years-old. He was a modest, thoughtful man and a wonderfully intelligent footballer who played the game with joy and elan and an utter absence of spite that made him stand out amid the hurly-burly of the modern game.
As a forward who did so much to help Liverpool regain their position as the best team in English football and scored the first goal of the Arne Slot era at the beginning of last season, he will always be regarded as one of Liverpool's favourite sons.