Wayne Rooney keeps up Virgil van Dijk criticism despite recent backtrack

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Wayne Rooney has advised Virgil van Dijk not to concern himself with “outside noise” as he continued his criticism of the Liverpool captain. I like to think I try and be straight and honest with my opinions on what I feel and what I see. • READ: Virgil van Dijk puts Wayne Rooney in his place in awkward on-air exchange “I said on my podcast the other day, the one thing where I maybe went a bit too strong is where I said he’s maybe downed tools since he signed a new contract – that’s a big statement to say, so maybe I was wrong on that.

“But from a performance level, from what we’ve seen, Van Dijk, I don’t think he’s been at the level he has this season. “I said I’m sure as captain he’d be speaking to players, taking the team out for food, which he said he has done.

Clearly if he’s felt he’s done that, he’s had to do that, then there’s something not right. If you lose one game, there’s questions, and if you lose four in a row, there’s something not right.