WE ARE FAMILY

Liverpool legend Rush: This club will always unite to support our own

- BY JOHN RICHARDSON

IAN RUSH has no doubt that the Liverpool family will show strength and help each other through the trauma of Diogo Jota's death.

Like all those connected with the club, Liverpool's record goalscorer is finding it hard to cope with the tragedy that saw 28-year-old Reds striker Jota and his brother Andre Silva killed in a car crash in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The Liverpool team flew into Porto yesterday for the funeral in Jota's home town of Gondomar.

And Anfield ambassador Rush said: "At Liverpool we have always regarded ourselves as one big family.

"Now one of our family has gone, so we all have to join together and help one another. The last few days have shown that.

"It was the same with Hillsborough, but on a far bigger scale because of how many lost their lives and how many families were left devastated.