Rio Ferdinand tells Virgil van Dijk exactly what he thinks of Wayne Rooney spat

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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has supported Virgil van Dijk's decision to dismiss Wayne Rooney's comments about Liverpool's early-season performance, describing the Reds captain's response as "brilliant." Rooney had suggested that there was "a lack of leadership" from Van Dijk and fellow Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah during the team's subpar start to the season. However, speaking after Saturday's 2-0 victory over Aston Villa, where Salah netted the first goal, Van Dijk retorted and labelled Rooney's remarks as "lazy." The Dutchman said: "I didn't hear him last year.

Virgil van Dijk hit back at Wayne Rooney over the weekend (Image: Getty Images) "What I have noticed, over the last couple of weeks especially, is that there is a lot of noise that you have no control over and that we have to deal with as a team. On his 'Rio Ferdinand Presents' podcast, while discussing Van Dijk's response to his former United and England teammate, Ferdinand stated: "I absolutely love that Virgil van Dijk, the captain of Liverpool, is coming out and saying, 'I ain't having what people are saying, I don't agree with that and I don't agree with that.' "I think it's brilliant.

This is what you need. "Whether you agree with him or not, it's a different conversation, but I like the fact that he's prickly and he reads it and he sees it, he hears it and he goes, 'No, I'm not having that and I want to call it out.'"Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.