Luis Diaz's dad was returned to safety on Thursday after 12 days of being held captive in his native Colombia
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.
READ MORE: Angry Darwin Nunez snubs Toulouse offer as chaotic Liverpool press conference details emergeMrs 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.
"I don't know how to describe it, it's difficult in a different way," Klopp said, speaking before Mr Diaz's Thursday release. "I always know that there are more important things than football, I never forget that. It's just that during the games, from time to time, you forget that but around that it is always clear. The priority is always clear.
"You are always afraid for his dad in this case and he is a friend of ours and that is the difference. But the only way I understand is that Lucho has to make the decision, Lucho has to tell me: 'I want to train, I will do that'. I have never done that before for such a long time, at least, so it's new but that is why we dealt with it like we did.
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