The minute's silence tribute to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva had to be cut short at Wembley following disruption from the crowd.

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Both sets of players lined up on the halfway line to pay their respects to the former Liverpool forward and his young brother who died in a car crash last month. The tribute was initially respected by both sets of players and fans, but, following shouting by a small number of people in the crowd, the referee called the tribute short. The initial shouts were met with boos, forcing the referee to intervene and cut the silence prematurely.

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  PUNDITS SHOCKED BY BOOS

  Following the need to stop what should have been a touching tribute to Jota and Silva, TNT Sports commentators Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist were critical of the crowd. Fletcher said: "And why on earth there are a few inside the stadium who would spoil that moment. It is absolutely beyond me."

  McCoist added: "It defies logic that."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  This is Liverpool's first competitive fixture since the death of Jota. The Reds played their first game without the Portuguese forward in a friendly against Preston, at which tributes were observed impeccably. At Wembley, the Liverpool fans held banners with Jota's face and wanted to show their appreciation for a special player who provided so many outstanding moments in a Liverpool shirt.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL?

  There will be further tributes to Jota when Liverpool return to the Premier League next weekend as the club wishes to remember a forward who played such a crucial role in their Premier League success last campaign. They lift the curtain on the new league season against Bournemouth at Anfield on Friday night.

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