Tony Evans is joined by James Pearce and Simon Hughes as tributes continue to be shared following the sudden and sad passing of Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva.

We're also joined by The Athletic's Jack Lang who travelled out to Gondomar last week to observe the public wake and funeral in the hometown of the Silva family. We hear the impact Jota had on the local community and the influence he had on the wider region too.

The panel also discuss how Liverpool process and deal with grief as the club beginning to prepare for the start of the new season with confirmation Sunday's pre-season friendly with Preston North End at Deepdale will go ahead as planned.

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Host: Tony Evans

With: James Pearce, Simon Hughes and Jack Lang

Producer: Guy Clarke

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Tony Evans, James Pearce and Simon Hughes reflect on the tragically sad news Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has died at the age of 28 along with his brother Andre Silva.

The brothers were travelling by car in Spain when their vehicle left the carriageway and burst into flames in the early hours of Thursday morning.

In this episode, we pay tribute to Diogo Jota sharing memories of the person and the player. The Athletic's Tim Spiers, who covered Wolverhampton Wanderers when Jota initially moved to England also shares his memories having interviewed him a number of times during his time at Molineux.

Host: Tony Evans

With: James Pearce, Simon Hughes and Tim Spiers

Producer: Guy Clarke

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Andy Jones and Mark Carey are alongside Tony Evans to react to news Liverpool have turned down an approach for Luis Diaz by Bayern Munich before looking ahead to how well equipped Liverpool are ahead of the return for pre-season.

The panel look through each department of the squad discussing the impact Giorgi Mamardashvili's arrival could have, Ibrahima Konate's contract situation before analysing how Florian Wirtz joining Liverpool could influence the team's playing style.

Plus, looking ahead to what else could come we analyse the need for a new centre forward.

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Host: Tony Evans

With: Andy Jones and Mark Carey

Producer: Guy Clarke

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