Mohamed Salah said the death of Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota in a car crash had left him "frightened" to return to the club as the Premier League champions postponed the return of some players for pre-season training.

A devastated Mohamed Salah has admitted he is ‘frightened’ over the prospect of returning to Liverpool following the death of teammate Diogo Jota. Jota and his brother Andre were killed in the early hours of Thursday morning after the Lamborghini they were travelling in crashed in northwest Spain.

Liverpool cancelled preseason tests for a small number of first-team players on Friday following the deaths of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, with Mohamed Salah revealing his fears at returning to the club because “Diogo won’t be there” in a heartfelt tribute.