Virgil van Dijk hits back at 'lazy' Wayne Rooney criticism with dig at Man Utd legend

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Virgil van Dijk has responded to Wayne Rooney’s recent criticism of the Liverpool captain, claiming his comments were “lazy”. “This year, when things are not going as well as we want for the last couple of weeks, then we're not doing our job properly.

Van Dijk has hit back at Rooney's negative assessment of his leadership credentials during Liverpool's negative run “When there are difficult moments, I try to help my teammates,” Van Dijk added. “Well, I didn't hear him last year,” Van Dijk responded bluntly.

Like I said, last year when things go well you don't hear that at all. It's part and parcel when everyone has an opinion and we have to deal with it.