Wayne Rooney's brutal Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk claim over their tough choice
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SportFootballWayne RooneyLiverpool star Mohamed Salah is set to leave the club this summer after eight years at Anfield, with Wayne Rooney delivering a stark verdict on his decline this season and what it could mean for Virgil van Dijk's futureWayne Rooney believes Mohamed Salah's legs have already gone and has cautioned that Virgil van Dijk could be heading in the same direction. Salah is poised to depart Liverpool this summer after a glittering career at Anfield.He will leave the club following what has been his most challenging season on Merseyside, having netted just seven Premier League goals this campaign, with his place in the starting XI far from guaranteed under Arne Slot.Rooney is convinced that age has finally caught up with the 33-year-old, and believes his Liverpool captain is experiencing a similar decline.
Speaking on The Wayne Rooney Show, the Manchester United icon said: "I said this since the start of the season, age gets to us all and your legs go.READ MORE: Arne Slot provides Alisson injury update as another Liverpool star pulls out of trainingREAD MORE: Not Real Madrid or Liverpool – role that could tempt Jurgen Klopp back into coaching 'revealed'"I think that's happened to Salah this season and Virgil van Dijk hasn't been the same this season. It's hard for the other players to go and leave their mark or become the leaders."I don't think he [Van Dijk] will [leave] but you've seen players when they've stayed there for too long."Making clear what a tough choice it can be to accept when is the best time to move on, Rooney added: "The hardest thing for a player is to understand you may be not at the level you were.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"I did it at Manchester United when Zlatan Ibrahimovic came in and I wasn't playing. I accepted it."Unlike Salah, Van Dijk will stay at Liverpool for now.