Virgil van Dijk continues Wayne Rooney war of words in awkward exchange after Liverpool win

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The Liverpool skipper took aim at alleged "lazy criticism" from the ex-player after Saturday's win over Aston Villa and spoke up again on Tuesday."I think if you would watch games, then [you'd see] I would definitely take the responsibility," Van Dijk said. "I think the comment that I signed my new deal and then it's like, you know, that's it and let let it slide.

And when we go through a tough time as a team, when we lose in games, obviously I'm fortunate that didn't happen too many times but it hurts me so much. and I want to turn this around. "So I can say that for me personally, it doesn't affect me, but obviously, I'm dealing as a captain with players that might be affected about it."When asked if the criticism this season has been fair, he added: "Of course, if you lose games as a Liverpool player four or five in a row, that's a fair criticism.

But I think it's over the top at times as well, at that point."That's because we live in a world [where there] are so many platforms, so many people can say stuff, it will be picked up and made bigger... but I think it's good [for] especially ex-players that play the highest level, played at the top and dealt with difficult moments as well, to put a lot of things in perspective."Liverpool climbed to third in the Premier League with their weekend victory over Aston Villa and followed it up with a 1-0 win over Real Madrid which made it nine points from four games in Europe. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.