Liverpool squad attend Diogo Jota's funeral in Portugal as hundreds of mourners gather outside church following striker's death in tragic car accident

Liverpool staff and players are in attendance as Diogo Jota's funeral takes place in Portugal, following his death in a tragic car crash on Thursday.

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• Diogo Jota's funeral takes place
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• Mourners gather in Portugal

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Liverpool acknowledged their "devastating loss" in a statement on Thursday and several first-team players, as well as head coach Arne Slot, are present at the funeral of both Jota and his brother Andre Silva in Gondomar, Portugal.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Reds skipper Virgil van Dijk was pictured carrying a red wreath with Jota's number 20 emblazoned on it into the ceremony, while Andrew Robertson carried the number 30, Andre Silva's number for Portuguese second-tier side Penafiel.

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  Among the other attendees were Portugal internationals Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Ruben Neves, the latter having travelled after featuring for Al-Hilal in the Club World Cup in the United States on Friday night.

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  HUNDREDS IN ATTENDANCE

  Family and friends of Jota and Andre Silva have also gathered at the funeral, as well as crowds of mourners outside, with numbers in their hundreds according to the .