Virgil van Dijk hits back at Wayne Rooney after ‘lazy criticism’ of Liverpool leadership

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Just to come back to this particular player, obviously a legend, a big player of the game who inspired so many, I can say only positive things but I feel that comment is just I would say it's a bit of a lazy criticism. That's my personal opinion.“I think it's a funny thing, isn't it?

I know I'm the captain, I know that if we have not the best results or not great performances, then myself and the manager will definitely always be questioned. That's what I've been doing for all those years.

I want to win things, I want to win games especially, and I've been very fortunate to win so many games with the club, especially here at home.Rooney made the comments on the 'Wayne Rooney Show' after Liverpool's defeat at Brentford (The FA via Getty Images)“And when there are difficult moments, I try to help my teammates. I try to put them in front of me and want to make them perform as in the best possible shape and then when things don’t go well then that's the world we live in and people question loads of stuff, especially when you lose.”Van Dijk said on Saturday night that there were some “ridiculous takes” about Liverpool’s loss of form.