Caoimhin Kelleher opens up on Diogo Jota grief and 'tough' season for old Liverpool teammates

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SportFootballLiverpool FCDiogo Jota and Caoimhin Kelleher spent five years as Liverpool teammates until the latter joined Brentford a month before the former died in a car crash last summerCaoimhin Kelleher does not believe this season is about football for Liverpool following the tragic death of Diogo Jota. They were both substitutes on the final day of last season, which proved to be Jota's final match before he died in July.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

Yeah, maybe that does bring it into perspective even a bit more."But, listen, it's grief. Fabio Carvalho and Sepp van den Berg signed for the west London club 12 months before the goalkeeper did, while Jordan Henderson was the latest to arrive, doing so less than a week after Jota's death.Speaking about their former teammates, Kelleher said: "For Liverpool, I don't think it's a season about football, really, for me.

Of course it is, but I think the situation, what happened (with Jota)… it's a massive shock to everyone."You're going through a lot of grief, a lot of different emotions. It's been a tough season for them."Kelleher will return to Anfield for the first time with Brentford on the final day of the Premier League season.