Liverpool have announced plans to pay tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva during Sunday's pre-season friendly at Preston, while also retiring the squad number 20 in his honour.

The match at Deepdale will be the Reds’ first since Liverpool forward Jota and his brother were killed in a car crash in Spain on 3 July .

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There will be a rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone prior to the 3pm kick-off and Preston will lay a wreath alongside the away supporters, Liverpool said.

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Players from both teams will wear black armbands, Liverpool said.

The pre-match programme will also feature written tributes to Jota and Silva.



The decision was made after consultation with his wife Rute Cardoso and his family, Liverpool said.

Father of three Jota, who married his long-term partner Rute 11 days before the accident, died alongside his brother after a Lamborghini they were travelling in burst into flames following a suspected tyre blowout.