A Diogo Jota shirt within the crowd, and Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot (Photographs by Julian Finney/Getty Photos)
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot has addressed the uncomfortable scenario of pre-match tributes to late Reds ahead Diogo Jota being interrupted and ended prematurely.
Jota and his brother had been sadly each killed in a automotive crash earlier in the summertime, and Liverpool followers have been mourning their former quantity 20 and paying tribute to him throughout their pre-season fixtures.
There was a minute’s silence at Wembley Stadium this afternoon earlier than the Neighborhood Defend match towards Crystal Palace, however it needed to be minimize brief because of some noise.
See beneath as journalist James Benge has quoted Slot after the sport when he was requested about his ideas on the incident, with the Dutch tactician seemingly of the view that it was in all probability a misunderstanding by maybe one Palace fan, with others then attempting to get him to be quiet…
Slot on tribute to Jota and Silva being stopped prematurely: “I don’t assume this was deliberate. Possibly the fan was not conscious of the minute’s silence and was blissful and tried to cheer for his group, then the Palace followers tried to calm him down. I don’t assume they’d a foul intention.”
— James Benge (@jamesbenge) August 10, 2025
“I don’t assume this was deliberate,” Slot stated. “Possibly the fan was not conscious of the minute’s silence and was blissful and tried to cheer for his group, then the Palace followers tried to calm him down. I don’t assume they’d a foul intention.”
Liverpool’s troublesome summer time after Diogo Jota loss of life
Jota was a key a part of the Liverpool first-team and a preferred member of the squad, together with his loss of life clearly hitting everybody concerned with the membership very laborious.
Liverpool have retired the quantity 20 shirt in tribute to Jota, whereas followers laid wreaths outdoors Anfield and several other gamers attended his funeral.
There’ll be a lot at Liverpool who’re nonetheless hurting, and it should be tough for all of them to be going into the brand new season not that lengthy after such surprising and unhappy information.
Liverpool overwhelmed in Neighborhood Defend
General, it wasn’t Liverpool’s day as they misplaced on penalties to Palace at Wembley, following a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes.
New signings Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong impressed with objectives on their LFC debuts, however it wasn’t sufficient to forestall Palace twice coming from behind.
Learn our Liverpool participant scores right here to see how everybody acquired on, with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk each uncharacteristically poor.
