Roy Keane delivers scathing Virgil van Dijk assessment with Liverpool claim - 'What are you doing'

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCVirgil van Dijk was not at his best during Liverpool's 2-1 defeat against Manchester UnitedRoy Keane has delivered a scathing assessment on Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk's performance against Manchester United on Sunday.Arne Slot's side slumped to a fourth successive defeat, as they were beaten 2-1 at home by a rejuvenated United. Harry Maguire scored a late winner for Ruben Amorim's side after Cody Gakpo had cancelled out Bryan Mbeumo's first-half opener.Speaking post-match, ex-United midfielder Keane highlighted Van Dijk's performance and slammed the Netherlands international, claiming he should take more control for his side's recent blip in form.READ MORE: Premier League Match Centre confirm why Liverpool weren't awarded a penalty against Man UtdREAD MORE: Why Michael Oliver made controversial decision to allow Man Utd goal against LiverpoolVan Dijk was caught out in the build up to Mbeumo's opener and struggled throughout the game, with Ibrahima Konate performing the best out of Liverpool's two central defenders.Keane told Sky Sports: "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, meanwhile, assessed Liverpool's latest defeat in his post-match interview and admitted his side didn't take their opportunities and were "far too rushed" in front of goal."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.Defeat for the Reds means they remain fourth in the Premier League table on 15 points from their opening eight fixtures. Next up is a trip to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday.Liverpool sale knocks 50% off kit and merchThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.