Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk challenged Wayne Rooney about the pundit's criticism of his leadership during the team's losing run in an awkward post-match interview following their win over Real Madrid.

Alexis Mac Allister's second-half header sealed a morale-boosting 1-0 Champions League win at Anfield and made it back-to-back victories and clean sheets after Liverpool ended a four-game losing run in the Premier League by beating Aston Villa on Saturday.

When Liverpool were at their lowest, after that crushing loss at Brentford, Rooney had said Van Dijk's body language was a "concern" and questioned if the captain's leadership had suffered after signing a new deal at the end of last season.

Van Dijk, standing directly next to Rooney, told Prime in his post-match interview after L

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