Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has come under fire for his on-field conduct during the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain, with former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson slamming the Dutchman for berating teammate Joe Gomez.

The incident occurred during a tense second half at the Parc des Princes, where Liverpool eventually fell to a 2-0 defeat.

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As the Reds struggled to cope with the pace of PSG’s wide men, Van Dijk was caught by cameras furiously gesturing and shouting at Gomez following a missed defensive rotation.

Virgil van Dijk criticised for berating Joe Gomez

Pundit Paul Robinson, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, was quick to condemn the captain’s body language, suggesting that Van Dijk’s tendency to publicly target his teammates is becoming a recurring issue.

“Virgil van Dijk once again criticising his teammates,” Robinson remarked. “There is no need for Van Dijk to criticise Joe Gomez when he didn’t overlap him.”

Gomez has often been a reliable partner for Van Dijk, but the lack of cohesion at the heart of the defense was ruthlessly exploited by PSG’s Kvicha Kvaratskhelia...