Wayne Rooney has blasted Virgil van Dijk after he twice mentioned Liverpool facing an early kick-off on Saturday following their Merseyside derby defeat.
Liverpool's title hopes were dealt a major blow at Goodison Park with Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin on target as Everton earned a 2-0 win on Wednesday night.
Van Dijk gave a brutal assessment of Liverpool's performance in the defeat, which leaves the Reds three points behind leaders Arsenal with four matches remaining.
'Listen, very disappointed in so many ways and I think everyone has to look in the mirror and look at their own performances and if they really gave everything and do they really want to win the league,' Van Dijk told Sky Sports.