Arne Slot’s Liverpool team are about as a close a group of footballers as it’s possible to get.

Good results on the pitch help, of course, but it’s clear that Jurgen Klopp’s policy of only signing positive characters has fed into a family culture at Anfield.

Gary Lineker noticed this when he visited the Liverpool training ground recently.

Lineker claimed he was struck by the positive vibes at Kirkby, with the Liverpool squad all in good spirits during his visit.

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Although there are so many important figures in creating this culture – not least Klopp himself – few embody that positive and happy nature like Luis Diaz.

Diaz could not stop smiling when he first joined Liverpool in 2022, and according to the Colombian, he has accumulated some ‘special’ friends since those first days at the club.

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Having recently celebrated the third anniversary of his debut for Liverpool, Diaz is now fully settled in on Merseyside.

Rumours continue to circulate that Diaz could join Barcelona this summer, but for the time being he is fully focused on winning silverware with the Reds.

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And if he does end up lifting trophies this season, then according to Diaz, he will be doing it with some of his very best friends.

Asked to name who he is closest to at Liverpool, it will have been a surprise to no one to hear the Colombian mention South American teammates Alexis Mac Allister and Darwin Nunez, as well as Alisson Becker.

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“The Latin ones,” smiled Diaz.

They are very special people.”

Diaz, Nunez and Mac Allister are as thick as thieves at Liverpool.

Wherever one goes, the other two seem to follow.

But as well as Alisson, Diaz also said that he is also good friends with Curtis Jones, and often tries out his Scouse accent with the local lad.

“It’s very hard for us who come from Latin America,” said the 28-year-old, when asked how he gets on with understanding Scouse.