Liverpool took the decision to go ahead with its scheduled friendly against Preston over the weekend and the game was handled in a classy manner as Diogo Jota was remembered by both clubs

In his first interview since Jota's death, Slot told Liverpool TV: "If we want to laugh, we laugh; if we want to cry, we're going to cry. "If they want to train they can train, if they don't want to train they can not train. But be yourself, don't think you have to be different than your emotions tell you.

Arne Slot has paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota ahead of Liverpool’s return to action. The Reds travel to Deepdale on Sunday to face Championship side Preston. It marks their first