Wayne Rooney 'bares his teeth' at Virgil van Dijk as body language expert weighs into row

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I can say for me personally it doesn't affect me but as a captain I am dealing with players who may be affected about it."Content cannot be displayed without consentWhen questioned about the fairness of the criticism, Van Dijk stated: "I think it is over the top at times as well at that point, but that is because we live in a world with so many platforms and so many people can say stuff, it will be picked up and made bigger. "I think what I've said was fair when you win the Premier League and then go on a run where you lose three or four games in a row, which you don't expect from Liverpool over the last few years."As Virgil is captain I think that is your opportunity to go and lead the players and that is what I was saying.

That happens in football and I think the response has been great from Virgil and the team."Van Dijk responded: "I think if you watched games then I would definitely take responsibility. I think the comment that I signed my new deal and then it was like 'that is it' and I let it slide, I think that was a bit... but that's my personal opinion and we move on."Rooney's initial criticism came after Liverpool's 3-2 loss to Brentford last month, their fourth straight league defeat.

I think body language tells you a lot, and I think we're seeing slightly different body language from the two of them. They are the top two players in that team and if their body language is not right, that affects everyone else."I might be wrong on this, but if I was a Liverpool fan or the manager, that would be a big concern for me."After Liverpool's win over Villa, Van Dijk responded.