Liverpool players lay wreaths for Diogo Jota and brother at funeral
Captain Virgil van Dijk and defender Andy Robertson led members of the squad, which included manager Arne Slot, Darwin Nunez and others, to the chapel in Gondomar where the service was held.
Robertson and van Dijk held wreaths in the shape of red football shirts bearing Jota and Silva's numbers 20 and 30.
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