Liverpool launched their 2025/26 campaign with a comfortable 3-1 win over Preston North End on Sunday, though football was not the focus of the afternoon.
Taking place just 10 days after Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva were tragically killed in a car accident, the tie was as much a memorial as it was a friendly. Red No20 shirts pockmarked all four stands, while the away contingent brought with them their full songbooks and a sea of commemorative flags.
