Wayne Rooney makes Virgil van Dijk claim after watching Man City beat Liverpool

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Despite their testy exchange, which started after Rooney called out Van Dijk's "body language, Rooney admitted the Dutch center back's goal against City should have counted. “The Van Dijk goal should have stood," the former Manchester United forward said.

The City keeper can see the ball the whole way, so I think that was the wrong decision." When the Reds were mired in the middle of their October winless run, Rooney criticized both Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah. "This is a time where the manager and the leaders in the team need to figure it out very quickly," he said. ' "Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah they've signed new deals, but I don't think they've really led that team this season.

"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." Van Dijk and Rooney faced off in the Premier League a handful of times (Image: Getty Images) Both Van Dijk and Salah signed new deals with Liverpool early this year: the Dutchman's pays him around £400,000 a week for two years. "In that [Liverpool team] meeting the time was October, so much football to be played, so many twists and turns that can happen and I think at times the noise was a lot," Van Dijk said.