Roy Keane delivers damning Virgil van Dijk assessment with brutal Liverpool claim

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Harry Maguire netted a late winner for Ruben Amorim's squad after Cody Gakpo had levelled the score, negating Bryan Mbeumo's first-half opener.In his post-match analysis, ex-United midfielder Keane singled out Van Dijk's performance, criticising the Netherlands international and suggesting he should shoulder more responsibility for his team's recent dip in form.READ MORE: Roy Keane brutally shuts down Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ruben Amorim Man Utd vow - 'No way'READ MORE: Roy Keane shuts down Gary Neville's Man Utd theory after dramatic Liverpool winVan Dijk was found wanting in the lead up to Mbeumo's opening goal and struggled throughout the match, with Ibrahima Konate outshining him among Liverpool's central defenders.Speaking to Sky Sports, Keane said: "When you're a centre half and you're a big player, last year we were on about who was going to stay and he signed a big contract, then you're giving up loads of goals. Van Dijk, if you're the centre half and your team are all of a sudden giving up loads of goals, and you've got new people coming to your club, you've got to have a good look at yourself and think 'am I really helping people?'".Van Dijk, in his post-match interview, lamented Liverpool's latest defeat, confessing that they failed to capitalise on their chances and were "far too rushed" when it came to scoring."I think we conceded a very sloppy second goal.

We worked so hard to get back into the game and we created great opportunities to score the winner but if you concede a second goal like that, that is the disappointing part."If you look at the game as a whole, we were far too rushed. We still created many opportunities to score but the reality is that we lost," he said.The Reds' loss means they remain fourth in the Premier League table with 15 points from their first eight matches.

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