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'Leave Joe alone' - Van Dijk supports Liverpool team-mate Gomez following England boos

Virgil van Dijk has criticised the booing from England fans directed at his Liverpool team-mate Joe Gomez and has called for everyone to 'leave him alone'.

Gomez was involved in a bust-up with Raheem Sterling at Three Lions training on Monday and received the negative reaction from supporters after coming on as a substitute during the 7-0 win over Montenegro at Wembley on Thursday night.

The clash between the two England colleagues occurred only 24 hours after Gomez's Liverpool knocked off Sterling's Manchester City 3-1 in a pivotal title game, with tension between the pair evident during the 90 minutes.