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Alexis Mac Allister has delivered a heartfelt tribute to Diogo Jota before Liverpool's Premier League season opener.

The Reds begin the 2025/26 campaign at home against Bournemouth on Friday evening as they aim to retain their 20th Premier League title.

However, they will sadly be without their No.



It's understandable therefore that, ahead of a new league campaign, Jota's absence has triggered emotion amongst his former team-mates.

One such team-mate is midfielder Mac Allister, who was among the 28-year-old's closest friends in the Liverpool squad.

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The Argentina international wrote in The Players’ Tribune on Thursday about Liverpool's triumph last term, before providing a touching tribute to Jota and his brother.

He said: “Obviously, and with great emotion, I want to dedicate this paragraph to Diogo.

If you don’t believe that, then just look at the minute Jeremie Frimpong scored in the Community Shield.

These are signs.”

On Sunday, in what marked the team's first competitive fixture since news of Jota's devastating accident caused shockwaves around the world, new arrival Frimpong netted an extraordinary goal in the 20th minute, just as supporters were applauding in honour of their former striker and No.