The world of football is continuing to pay tribute to Diogo Jota following his tragic passing.
News broke of the Liverpool forward’s death following a car accident in Spain and the 28-year-old has passed away alongside his brother Andre Silva.
Declan Rice has led the Arsenal tributes with a message of support on his social media account, alongside the likes of David Raya and Mikel Merino.
Jota was an exceptional talent and with the footballing world sharing memories of the Portugal forward, Arsenal Insider looks back at when the Gunners were humbled at the Emirates Stadium thanks to his incredible instincts in front of goal.
Diogo Jota scored twice to force Mikel Arteta into Arsenal apology
Arsenal had their struggles during the early moments of Mikel Arteta’s reign as the Spaniard looked to revitalise the club following Unai Emery’s spell.
Liverpool in 2021 were the defending Premier League champions and alongside Manchester City, were among the best teams around in Europe.
During the clash in April 2021, Arsenal were missing the likes of Granit Xhaka and Bukayo Saka with injury and Jota starred in a convincing 3-0 win for Liverpool.
After the game, Arteta spoke to Sky Sports to apologise to the home supporters for not being at the races and allowing Jurgen Klopp’s side to utterly dominate.
Arteta stated: “We completely deserved to lose the game. They were better in every department and deserved to win the game with the margin they had, or even more. I accept responsibility for the way we played today.
“Liverpool completely deserved to win the game, probably by a bigger margin. We were extremely poor. We apologise.”
Diogo Jota’s record v Arsenal
Jota praised William Saliba for being one of the toughest opponents he faced but in truth, the 28-year-old got the better of the Gunners during his illustrious career.
The forward had a timely knack of scoring important goals against Arsenal and won points for both Liverpool and Wolves.
| Diogo Jota record v Arsenal | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | Goals | Assists |
| Jota | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
It is a sad, sad day for football and moments such as this are a reminder that there are more important things in life than the game we all love.
Our thoughts at Arsenal Insider go out to the family and friends of Diogo Jota.
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