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Diogo Jota and Jurgen Klopp explain Luis Diaz tribute during Nottingham Forest win

Diogo Jota said "we are here" for Luis Diaz after he and his Liverpool teammates paid tribute to the Colombian by holding his shirt aloft after scoring the opener in the 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest. Diaz's parents were kidnapped by gunmen on motorbikes, national authorities have confirmed. His mother has been rescued but his father is still missing. The former Porto winger was not included in the Liverpool squad to face Forest on Sunday but a shirt bearing his name and number was unveiled by Jurgen Klopp and handed to Jota after the Portugal international grabbed the first goal of the afternoon. Jota told Liverpool's club media: "It's a situation we can't even imagine if we [have not gone] through that same situation. All we can say is we are here for him and hopefully the things work out well in the end." Klopp added: "Yeah, so how can you make a Football Game really important on a day like this? It's really difficult. I never struggl...