Virgil van Dijk has the powerful activity of rallying his gamers after a poor begin to the season
Wayne Rooney believes Liverpool’s faltering begin to the Premier League season stems from a scarcity of on-field management.
The defending champions have endured a nightmare run of 4 straight league defeats, leaving them seventh within the desk and already seven factors adrift of leaders Arsenal.
Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Brentford solely deepened the gloom round Arne Slot’s aspect, who had been second finest all through the competition.
That defeat adopted earlier setbacks towards Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Manchester United, capping off a depressing first 9 video games of their title defence.
Talking on the newest episode of The Wayne Rooney Present, the previous England striker expressed alarm on the manner of Liverpool’s senior figures, notably captain Virgil van Dijk and star ahead Mohamed Salah, throughout this troublesome spell.
“No-one has seen this coming, it’s hit them fast, it’s hit them onerous and I believe they’re struggling to discover a approach out of it,” he stated.
“This can be a time the place the supervisor and the leaders within the group must determine it out in a short time.
“Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, they’ve signed new offers however I don’t assume they’ve actually led that group this season.
“I believe physique language tells you a large number, and I believe we’re seeing barely completely different physique language from the 2 of them.
“They’re the highest two gamers in that group and if their physique language just isn’t proper, that impacts everybody else.
“I is likely to be fallacious on this, but when I used to be a Liverpool fan or the supervisor, that will be an enormous concern for me.”
