Wayne Rooney has now completely changed his tune on Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk

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Virgil van Dijk has now made Wayne Rooney backtrack on his comments about the Dutchman not leading Liverpool this season. Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesHowever, his tune now seems to have changed, especially after Liverpool beat Real Madrid 1-0 in their Champions League tie on Tuesday.After Liverpool beat Los Blancos, Van Dijk was interviewed by Amazon Prime Sports, with Rooney featuring on the show as a pundit.

And now, on The Wayne Rooney Show, the Red Devils legend has backtracked on his comments and admitted that he was “unfair.”“I think Van Dijk where his issue was and maybe I was a bit unfair on that because I don’t know him as a person well, and when I said he got his new contract, and he looked like [he] downed tools a little bit,” he said.“So maybe I was a little bit unfair on that comment.”Virgil van Dijk proved that his leadership of Liverpool was still on pointMany questions have been asked about Liverpool since the start of the season. Their 2025-26 season started well, but once their luck ran out, Liverpool were dominated across the board.

This made fans question whether players such as Salah and Van Dijk should have even been offered extensions and whether they still had what it takes to lead the Reds. Indeed, improvements can still be made, but the fact that the Anfield outfit have persevered and pulled through this rough patch shows that Van Dijk still has what it takes.