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

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“What I have noticed over the last couple of weeks especially is that there is a lot of noise that you have no control over and that we have to deal with as a team,” he said. 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.”Liverpool got out of their results rut on Saturday night with a 2-0 home win against Aston Villa – in which Salah scored his 250th goal for the club – and Van Dijk highlighted how some people’s tune had changed since the losing run started.

He said: “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 part and parcel, you know.skip past newsletter promotionafter newsletter promotion“I’ve mentioned it after previous games, we have to stick together, focus on the task ahead, winning games, that’s the only thing we can control. And it’s not easy to do that for everyone, but for me I’m mature enough and I have a very stable life that I will be able to do so.”