Gary Lineker shares his ‘honest’ opinion on Virgil van Dijk’s spat with Wayne Rooney about Liverpool

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Gary Lineker admits that he understands both sides of the argument between Wayne Rooney and Virgil van Dijk. Since then, they’ve managed to beat Aston Villa and Real Madrid, with Van Dijk even calling Rooney out for what he said while live on Amazon Prime Sports.Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty ImagesAnd now, Lineker has shared his thoughts on the feud.

Gary Lineker understands why Virgil van Dijk would be ‘humpy’ about what Wayne Rooney saidOver the last few years, Van Dijk has been one of the Reds’ best players. Let’s be honest, I would imagine if Wayne Rooney has spoken about Virgil van Dijk 50 times, 49 times out of 50 would have been very positive,” he said on The Rest is Football Podcast.

“He’s not been in the punditry game long enough probably to mention him that many times, but we have.“We would also have mentioned Virgil van Dijk over what we’ve done this pod now, two and a half years almost. Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty ImagesIf Van Dijk wants to prove Rooney wrong and show that he is still the excellent leader that he’s been over the last couple of years, he must ensure that the Anfield outfit continue winning.