Fans add touch to Jota tribute
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Liverpool fans have added their own touch to a mural dedicated to Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva.
In the aftermath of the tragic accident that killed Liverpool forward Jota and Silva, fans have taken to leaving flowers, keepsakes and images on a shrine flanking Anfield.
This week however, street artist organisation MurWalls - in conjunction with a group of fans - have created a 'Forever 20' mural on Sybil Road, located a couple of streets away from Anfield.
The piece allows fans to add signatures and messages of their own and they stand out through the use of bright marker pens against the dark paint featured in the mural.
One of the fans involved in formulating a plan for the mural was Courtney Neary and she told BBC Sport: "Last Thursday when the news broke, in the evening I spoke to Marc who owns MurWalls about a mural for Diogo.
"From Saturday onwards it was then a case of finding a wall and letting Marc figure out what the wall should be. On Tuesday we then started work, Adam for MurWalls worked on the Forever 20 being wrote while me, Dan Clubbe from Redmen TV and Lee Rogan worked on painting the black.
"Once completed we then shared posts online allowing people to know they could come and leave messages. We stood around for a few hours with the pens and then the house owner kindly took over and has since been out each day and now a pot of pens had appeared.
"Within 48 hours the wall grew to the point of being completely full. It's been lovely to see all the message left and to see how much love is being shown for Diogo, André and their family."
A second mural for Jota and Silva is planned to begin on Monday, 14 July and will be put together by Liverpool artist Paul Curtis.
