Liverpool FC captain Virgil Van Dijk has slammed football legend Wayne Rooney over his criticism towards him as the Reds endure an uneven run in the 2025-2026 season after winning the English Premier League title last season.<\/p>\n
On his Wayne Rooney Show on the BBC, the Man United icon stated that Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah\u2019s body language was \u201cnot right\u201d amid Liverpool winning just twice in seven games in all competitions.<\/p>\n
Speaking after Liverpool\u2019s 2-0 win over Aston Villa, the Dutch defender hit back at Rooney by tagging the former Everton player\u2019s criticism as a lazy one.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t hear him last year. I feel like that comment is just, I would say, a bit of a lazy criticism. Like I said, as well as last year, when things go well, you don\u2019t hear that at all. So it is what it is. [Pundits] have to do their job as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it is what it is\u2026 There\u2019s no hard feelings, by the way. I don\u2019t take it personally whatsoever,\u201d Van Dijk said, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n
After picking up a much-needed win over Villa, Liverpool take on Real Madrid on in the UEFA Champions League on November 4 at 20:00 GMT and Manchester City on November 9 at 16:30 GMT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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