'It didn't feel right' - Jurgen Klopp opens up on how Liverpool squad dealt with Luis Diaz situation

Jurgen Klopp says the close-knit nature of the Liverpool squad helped Luis Diaz feel as comfortable as possible during the ordeal of his father's kidnapping.

And the Reds boss admitted it "didn't feel right" playing against Nottingham Forest just hours after Luis Manuel Diaz's abduction was made known to the player and his team-mates at their team hotel last month.

Diaz snr was kidnapped on Saturday October 28 along with his wife, Clienis Marulanda, in their homeland of Colombia by armed men on motorcycles with rebel group the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) later found to be responsible.

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Mrs Marulanda was found shaken but safe hours later but Mr Diaz remained with the kidnappers until Thursday when representatives of the Catholic Church and the United Nations were sent to gather him from a mountainous region between Colombia and Venezuela after successful negotiations between the government and his adductors.

Despite a horrifying few days for Diaz and his family, the 26-year-old declared himself ready to return last week at Luton Town and climbed off the substitutes' bench to score in the 1-1 draw before he made his first start since the kidnapping in Thursday's 3-2 defeat at Toulouse in the Europa League.

Klopp revealed he found it tough to motivate his team in the immediate aftermath of the news last month prior to beating Forest 3-0 at Anfield but said the group tried to make proceedings feel as normal as possible for Diaz when he was at training and preparing for games.

"I don't know how to describe it, it's difficult in a