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Luis Diaz playing this weekend is the 'bravest thing' a footballer has done this season, Ian Ladyman tells Mail Sport's It's All Kicking Off podcast... with the Liverpool star's father still missing after kidnapping in Colombia

Luis Diaz's decision to play for Liverpool at Luton while his father remains missing following a kidnapping was the 'bravest thing' a player has done this season, according to Ian Ladyman.

Mail Sport's Football Editor was effusive in his praise of the Colombian winger for his mental strength in deciding to play at Kenilworth Road on Sunday.

Speaking on the It's All Kicking Off podcast, Ladyman described the decision to play by Diaz as 'extraordinary'.

'Liverpool's equaliser scored by Luis Diaz,' Ladyman began.

'His father is still missing in Colombia, kidnapped by a group who go by the name of the National Liberation Army.