Liverpool head coach Arne Slot played down the interruption of the minute's silence in memory of Diogo Jota by Crystal Palace fans ahead of the Community Shield at Wembley.

Tributes were paid to former Reds forward Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash with his brother Andre Silva last month and were honoured with wreaths laid on the pitch and a period of silence before kick-off.

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A minority of Eagles fans broke the silence, eliciting a strong response at the other end of the pitch, as well as from other Eagles supporters who tried to silence those not respecting the tribute.

Slot plays down disruption of Jota minute silence	Liverpool boss Arne Slot breaks silence on Crystal Palace fans SPOILING the minute's silence for Diogo Jota before the Community Shield	Arne Slot: No 'bad intention' behind Diogo Jota minute's silence disruption at Community Shield

"I don’t think this was planned, or that this was the idea of the fan that made some noise.

And I think then the fans of Palace were trying to calm that person or those persons down, so I don’t think he had a bad intention, the guy or people that made noise.

"So I don’t think there’s a bad intention to it, because the fans of Crystal Palace and everywhere around the world have paid huge respect to Diogo and Andre and this was, I think, unlucky or, I can’t find the right words, but I don’t think there was a bad intention in it.

The club’s record goalscorer Ian Rush, Palace chairman Steve Parish and Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt laid the wreaths in the Liverpool end as fans from both sides showed their respect with a standing ovation as the siblings’ images were displayed on the big screens inside the stadium.