Diogo Jota's Liverpool teammates share grief as Van Dijk, Salah, Henderson pay tribute - ESPN

Diogo Jota's teammates at Liverpool have been expressing their grief following the forward's death on Thursday with Jordan Henderson visibly emotional while laying flowers in the Portugal international's memory at Anfield and captain Virgil van Dijk saying he is in «total disbelief.»

Jota and his brother, André Silva, were killed in a car crash near Zamora, Spain, on Thursday. ESPN can confirm that the funeral will be held at the Matriz de Gondomar church, located 33 kilometres from Jota's home city of Porto. A wake will take place from 4 p.m. local time on Friday.

Police confirmed that Jota, who was 28, and his brother, who was 25, were the only people in the car. Jota's death comes weeks after he married his partner Rute Cardoso. They have three children, the youngest born last year.

Jota's death has come as an understandable shock to his teammates, many of whom have taken to social media to give their condolences.

«Man, I can't believe it, I don't wanna believe it,» Van Dijk said in a post on Instagram. «Absolutely devastated and in total disbelief. What a human being, what a player, but most importantly what an unbelievable family man.

»You meant so much to all of us and you always will! For your family to lose two sons, a husband and a father is just unimaginable. So cruel and unfair. My heart is breaking for all of your beautiful family, for Rute and for your kids. I promise you that in these difficult times and beyond we will always be there for your family.

«A champion forever, No. 20 forever. It's been a privilege to have stood by your side on the pitch, and to have been your friend off it.»

Tears could be seen running down the face of Liverpool's former captain Henderson, who now plays for Dutch club Ajax, as