Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk couldn’t resist a little dig back at pundit Wayne Rooney after some of his recent comments criticising the Dutchman’s performances.

Van Dijk has been a star player for Liverpool for many years, but he’s been one of a number of their key names to struggle in recent times.

It’s not been the best start to the season for the Reds, though they have bounced back a little with two wins in a row after previously going on an awful run of six defeats from seven games.

Rooney recently singled out Van Dijk for criticism on his BBC podcast, and the pair were brought together on Amazon Prime Video’s coverage of last night’s game.

What did Virgil van Dijk say to Wayne Rooney?

Speaking after last night’s 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League, Van Dijk said some of the criticism he’d faced had been over the top.

The Netherlands international was standing right next to Rooney at the time, with the pundit taking the opportunity to defend his comments.

Watch below for the slightly awkward exchange, as Van Dijk also didn’t back down, saying it was his personal opinion that Rooney’s comments were over the top…

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