It's been nearly six months but Diogo Jota's tragic passing is still fresh in the minds of football fans across the world.
The Liverpool forward succumbed to his injuries alongside his brother Andre as his car went off-road and caught fire after his wedding in Portugal.
Tributes flew in from across the world and the Liverpool faithful continue to sing his song every game during the 20th minute, while the club decided to retire his No.20 shirt and also pay out the rest of his contract to his family.
Jurgen Klopp brought Jota to the club in the summer of 2020 and the Portuguese international was a key member of the team under the German and for Arne Slot last season.
Ahead of Liverpool's Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers - the club that gave Jota his first taste of English football - Klopp once again found the right words to describe a difficult situation as he paid a touching tribute to a special person by all accounts.
The former Liverpool manager also finally revealed why Jota once rubbed salt into the wounds of a few Leicester City fans after a Carabao Cup tie in 2021.
In late 2021, Liverpool were involved in a Carabao Cup quarterfinal against Leicester City at Anfield, a tie they eventually won on penalties.
Jota scored the winning penalty of the game in sudden death after the game ended 3-3 and celebrated passionately in front of the Leicester faithful at Anfield.
The reason for the celebration Klopp explained was due to some derogatory comments said by the Away side.
"Diogo said in his first interview as a Liverpool player that he was “a team player. I will help [the team] the best I can.”
"He lived those words every day. Ability plus attitude. That is why he had such a big impact in Liverpool," said Klopp in an interview with The Observer as he paid a touching tribute to Jota.
"He was the supporters’ representative on the pitch. As demonstrated by his reaction to slotting the winning penalty against Leicester City in the Carabao Cup… a competition we went on to win. He was screaming at the away section of Anfield and I wondered why.
"Later, I was told it was because he took exception to chants from some of Leicester’s supporters that night about poverty in Liverpool. So Diogo."
Having represented both Liverpool and Wolves, the game later today at Anfield will undoubtedly be an emotional outing for everyone involved.
Jota's sons Dinis and Duarte will walk out as mascots ahead of the game, with his wife Rute also set to be at Anfield alongside her two boys.
After the game kicks off, it will be a case of two teams battling it out for three points, but Jota will take centre stage before the game as the footballing world continues to mourn the loss of a truly fantastic player and a person.
Gone but never forgotten, Diogo.



