Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version or go back to LFC Live.net

Tributes to Diogo Jota outside Anfield stadium this morning(Image: Liverpool Echo)

Hundreds of scarves, flowers and tributes are mounting at Anfield after the news broke across the globe that Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva had died.

Tributes from the football world and beyond flooded in for the father of three, who had married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso just 11 days ago.

Throughout the day, thousands of fans made their way to Anfield to pay tribute to the Portuguese international.

The mood at Anfield was sombre, with fans sharing memories of the striker, and as the sun rose on Friday a sea of scarves covered the grass on 97 Avenue outside the Main Stand in what has become a makeshift shrine to Jota and his brother.

The ECHO spent much of Thursday speaking to shocked fans who were processing the news of Jota's death.

I loved everything about him.”

People left messages in tribute to Jota(Image: Liverpool Echo)

Elliot Francis, 19, from Dingle, travelled down to Anfield when he heard about the news.

Elliot said he spoke to Jota every week after the match, adding that the Portuguese player used to come and stop to talk to him in the ground, as he was making his way off the pitch.

Like Ian, it was Jota’s attitude that impressed him.

He said: “It’s devastating.

Diogo Jota will forever be remembered by Liverpool fans(Image: Iain Watts/Liverpool Echo)

“It’s not about football today.

What more can you say?”

The club opened both physical and digital books of condolences in memory of Jota and brother Andre, with hundreds queuing to enter reception of the Anfield Road Stand to sign the book last night.

Last night saw Reds manager Arne Slot pen a lengthy and touching tribute to the player who had spent just a season under Slot's stewardship as they lifted the Premier League title.

He said: "What to say?