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Roy Keane tells Virgil van Dijk to 'look in the mirror' in damning verdict on Liverpool captain

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Milos Kerkez struggled to contain Amad down Liverpool’s left, Conor Bradley was again hooked in the second half, while Van Dijk was at fault for the opening goal as he failed to track Bryan Mbuemo’s run into the box. As usual, Van Dijk fronted up after the game and addressed Liverpool’s disappointing performance in front of the Sky Sports cameras.



Speaking afterwards, Keane pointed the finger of blame at Van Dijk and said he needs to “start with the man in the mirror”. “When you’re a big player who signed a new contract but when you're giving up loads of goals, I would be looking at him, as the leader of the team, saying: 'What are you doing?' Virgil van Dijk showed his frustration against Manchester United “He is the big leader of the team.

He’s a big leader, but if you’re the center-half and your team are giving up loads of goals, and you have had all these new people coming to your club, you need to have a good luck at yourself. ‘Am I helping these lads out? Keane did not hide his disappointment in Van Dijk after the game.