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Diogo Jota tribute chokes up Liverpool commentators and leaves Andy Robertson overwhelmed

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The Liverpool fans' full-time tribute to Diogo Jota after a pre-season win over Preston North End left commentators in tears and proved more than Andy Robertson could bear. The away end at Deepdale belted out Jota's song in unison on Sunday, with players and staff lining up in front of them and applauding.

LFC TV commentators Gary Gillespie and John Bradley were audibly emotional as they talked through the moving post-match scenes. And Robertson, who was a close friend of Jota's and published a tear-jerking social media post after his death, found it so tough that he had to walk away from his team-mates and have a moment to himself.

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