Liverpool faces Athletic Club in two friendlies today (Monday), with the first game kicking off at 5pm BST (9am PT/12pm ET) and the second getting under way at 8pm BST (12pm PT/3pm ET).

The games are the Reds' last in their pre-season schedule, after recording victories over Preston North End, Stoke City, and Yokohama F.

Marinos, with the only defeat coming against AC Milan in Hong Kong.

It is likely to be an emotional evening at Anfield as it is the first time that Liverpool will have played at its home stadium since the death of Diogo Jota a month ago.

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Both Arne Slot and Virgil van Dijk addressed the difficulty of the last few weeks in their program notes, with the Liverpool head coach issuing a message to fans, which said: "I know that you will want to pay your tributes before, during and after the games, and I know that we will hear his song ringing out throughout the evening.

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“It has been a tough time for everyone connected with the club, but especially for Diogo’s family, his wife, his children and friends.

“We cannot imagine the pain that they have been going through, and the club will continue to give them all the support they can going forward?

We will always carry him with us in our hearts, in our thoughts, wherever we go."

Van Dijk, meanwhile, said it had been a "surreal" and "very challenging" period for everyone associated with the club since Jota's passing.

"We are all in this together, we all have to go through this together, and we will," the Liverpool captain said.

"We will honor Diogo today, and in the future also.

I encourage everyone connected to Liverpool to continue to do exactly that.

“So today, let’s honor him, let’s enjoy the games and let’s do it together