Diogo Jota's widow Rute Cardoso has sent Luis Dias a heartfelt message two years on from Jota's special gesture on the pitch. The mum-of-three was in a long-term relationship with the late Liverpool FC forward before his tragic death in July. The much-loved player died in a road traffic accident at the age of just 28.

Rute has taken to social media to mark a special memory from two years ago. On October 28 2023, Luis Diaz's dad Luis Manuel was kidnapped along with his wife, Clienis Marulanda, in their homeland of Colmbia by armed men on motorcycles.

Mrs Marulanda was found shaken but safe hours later, but Mr Diaz remained with the kidnappers and a huge search and rescue mission involving well over 200 members of the police force was underway for close to a fortnight. He returned safely back to his family after almost two weeks as a hostage.

On October 29 2023, Liverpool played Nottingham Forest. When Diogo Jota scored the first goal of the match, he dedicated his goal...