Liverpool latest: Wayne Rooney delivers brutal verdict as Arne Slot fires back

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The 47-year-old looks set to remain in the Liverpool hot seat next term and has addressed the criticism that he has faced this season.READ MORE: Arne Slot provides Alisson injury update as another Liverpool star pulls out of trainingREAD MORE: Arne Slot makes Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz prediction ahead of Man United vs LiverpoolMeanwhile, United icon Wayne Rooney has shared his verdict on Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and Salah in the build-up to this weekend's game. All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageArne Slot responds to criticsSlot has addressed questions about the backlash he has faced over the team's displays this season.

The Dutch manager delivered a Premier League crown in his maiden campaign at Anfield but has seen his side fall short of those levels this term, prompting him to be asked whether he feels the criticism has been justified."I think it is for you guys to judge if I have been too harshly judged by many people," Slot said in his pre-match press conference. However, Slot will aim to maintain his team's current form after securing three consecutive league victories.Wayne Rooney's stark assessmentManchester United legend Rooney has argued that Liverpool captain Van Dijk is no longer performing at his peak.

Rooney, who clashed with the defender earlier this season, went on to claim that Van Dijk's team-mate Salah has also displayed signs of decline."I said this since the start of the season, age gets to us all and your legs go," he said on The Wayne Rooney Show. "I think that's happened to Salah this season and Virgil van Dijk hasn't been the same this season."They are the leaders in the dressing room.