Reds to consult players and staff about friendly

Liverpool will consult all players and staff before deciding whether they will travel to North End for their scheduled preseason friendly on Sunday, writes MARK MCMAHON.

- by Sports Reporter

The newly-crowned Premier League champions had pencilled in the game at Deepdale as their first close-season outing ahead of their title defence, which kicks off against Bournemouth on Friday, August 15.

However, there is the realistic and understandable possibility that the fixture could come around too soon after the tragic car crash that claimed the life of Anfield favourite Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva in Spain last Thursday.

Spanish officials say the car the duo were travelling in went off the road due to a tyre blowout while overtaking another vehicle.

They were travelling back to the UK in order for Jota to report back for preseason duty after his summer break.