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Slot Pays Tribute to Diogo Jota Before First LiverpoolWolves Match Since His Death

The manager’s message centers on Jota’s family during their first Christmas without him.

Overview

  • Arne Slot addressed supporters in a club message ahead of the 16:00 Premier League match, which will be broadcast on Sky.
  • He said the sense of loss would be especially strong because this is the first meeting of Jota’s English teams since the July crash.
  • The Times reported that two of Jota’s young sons are expected to accompany the players onto the pitch at Anfield before kickoff.
  • Slot highlighted unity as a defining quality for Liverpool during a year of pronounced highs and lows.
  • Jota, 28, died with his brother André Silva in a car accident; he played for Wolves from 2017 to 2020 before joining Liverpool.