The football world was rocked on Thursday with the news of Jota’s passing in a car accident in Spain, with an outpouring of emotion quickly following. Former boss Jürgen Klopp released a heartfelt statement, before current manager Arne Slot published a moving message remembering Jota.

"You could see that in the way he played because off the pitch he was so humble, dignified and quiet. "Everyone loved him at Liverpool. He was universally popular among players and staff, but then on the pitch, when he crossed that white line, you could see the hunger inside him.

As a child Diogo Jota idolized Cristiano Ronaldo. In a career that took him to soccer stardom, he would go on to call the Portugal great a teammate and win some of the sport’s biggest trophies.