Ex-Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold pays emotional tribute to “close friend” Diogo Jota

Former Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Diogo Jota after last night’s Real Madrid game.

It can’t have been easy for Alexander-Arnold to get out onto the pitch for yesterday’s big game in the Club World Cup, just 48 hours or so after the tragic news of Jota’s death in a car accident.

Alexander-Arnold and Jota were teammates at Liverpool for five years, and the England international described him as “a very close friend” as he sent thoughts and prayers to his family.