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Arne Slot is giving the benefit of the doubt to those who disturbed the minute silence for Diogo Jota(Image: Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images)

Arne Slot believes there was no malice intended from the Crystal Palace minority that interrupted the minute silence held in memory of Diego Jota.

Wembley paid tribute to the late Liverpool star ahead of the Community Shield but saw the minute's silence brought to a premature end following a disturbance in the crowd.

Jota, 28, tragically passed away alongside his younger brother, Andre Silva, after a car accident in Spain.



Liverpool's return to competitive action on Sunday marked the first time the Reds have played a game with something on the line since Jota's passing.

Tributes were made ahead of the match, with a banner displaying Jota holding the Premier League trophy with his shirt number, 20, in place and a silence set to precede kick-off.

I look at the respect paid to Diogo and Andre across the world.”

Speaking ahead of the game, Slot ackowledged the difficult summer his team had endured following Jota's passing.

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