Police said Jota died along with his brother Andre Silva, also a soccer player, in a car accident near the northwestern city of Zamora, Spain.

Opposite the famous ‘ Liverpool Memorial’ - dedicated to those 97 fans who lost their lives At Hillsborough on 15th April 1989 - on a small stretch of grass on the Anfield Main Stand concourse known as ‘97 Avenue’ dozens of black buckets were laid out to hold fans flowers.

When joining Liverpool, Jota made it clear he was hungry to compete in the Champions League once again. So it was only fitting that one of the highlights of his first campaign at Anfield came in the competition as he scored a hat-trick in an astonishing 5-0 victory away at Atalanta.