‘He lit up a room’: Trent Alexander-Arnold pays tribute to Diogo Jota
Right-back pleased football world united to show love
Former Liverpool teammate an ‘amazing man and player’
Trent Alexander-Arnold has described his former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota as “someone who lit up a room”. Liverpool forward Jota died along with his brother, Andre Silvé, after a car accident in Spain on Thursday.
Alexander-Arnold is at the Club World Cup in the United States with Real Madrid having left Anfield at the end of their title-winning 2024-25 season. He spoke to Dazn after Madrid’s quarter-final victory over Borussia Dortmund in New York.