Among those in attendance were captain Virgil van Dijk, full-back Andy Robertson and striker Darwin Nunez, whose presence at the service spoke volumes. In a show of affection and honour, both Robertson and Van Dijk carried floral tributes before the service began, a simple but touching gesture.

A funeral service was held for the brothers, who died in a car crash on Thursday, at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar church in their hometown of Gondomar near Porto in northern Portugal on Saturday morning.