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Andy Robertson was overcome with emotion during the tributes to Diogo Jota(Image: PA)

Andy Robertson was overcome with emotion during a moving seven-minute tribute to his good friend Diogo Jota after Liverpool's first match since the forward's tragic death.

The Reds faced Preston North End at Deepdale on Sunday afternoon in a hugely emotional occasion after the passing of Jota and his brother Andre Silva in a car crash on July 3.

Liverpool would eased to a 3-1 win through goals from Conor Bradley, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo, with Nunez and Gakpo both mimicking Jota's goal celebrations after they scored.

It began with a beautiful performance of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ by Claudia Rose Maguire, wife of former Preston player Sean, before kick-off.

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As Maguire sang Liverpool’s anthem, Preston captain Ben Whiteman walked the length of the pitch to lay a wreath in front of the visiting fans, with the Bill Shankly Kop dominated by banners and scarves bearing Jota’s name.

That name was then sung throughout the 90 minutes as Reds fans showed their love for Jota and their support to his family, and it was after the match that the most poignant tributes were paid as the entire Liverpool squad stood in front of the Reds supporters and applauded as they sang Jota's song.

Liverpool fans showed their love for Jota at Preston(Image: Getty Images)

Nunez looked especially emotional during this time, and was consoled but Reds captain Virgil van Dijk, before the whole them appeared to become too much for Robertson, who turned away from the rest of his team-mates and walked in the other direction.

On the day of Jota's tragic death it was Robertson's tribute which was seen by many as the most heartbreaking, with the Scot having formed a tigh bond with the Portuguese during his time with the club.

Robertson wrote: "The ones I’m thinking about most right now are the family.

I’m so sorry that they have lost two such precious souls – Diogo and Andre.

Joe Gomez (right) was another who struggled during the tributes(Image: Paul Currie/Shutterstock)

"For the team and the Club, we’ll try to cope with this together… however long that takes.

I even called him Diogo MacJota.

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