Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold laid a wreath at Diogo Jota’s memorial ahead of facing Liverpool in the Champions League .

Jota was killed alongside his brother Andre Silva in a car accident this summer.

Alexander-Arnold played alongside Jota for five years, and the pair won the Premier League together last season before the Briton joined Real on a free transfer.

Returning to Anfield for the first time since leaving his boyhood club, Alexander-Arnold took the opportunity to pay tribute.

The Real Madrid delegation pay tribute to Diogo Jota Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Joined by Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso, Dean Huijsen, and Emilio Butragueno, the 27-year-old laid a wreath and handwritten card at Jota’s memorial, which has stood outside the ground sinc

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