Trent Alexander-Arnold fights back tears as Real Madrid star joins tribute to his former Liverpool team-mate Diogo Jota after forward's tragic death at 28
A moment of silence was held before kick-off on Saturday night's FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final in honour of Diogo Jota.
The match took place just under 72 hours after Jota and his brother Andre Silva had died in a car crash in northern Spain.
Alexander-Arnold was a team-mate of Jota at Liverpool for five years and he was moved during the tribute.
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