Wayne Rooney believes Virgil van Dijk’s comments in the wake of Liverpool’s defeat to Nottingham Forest should be a cause for ‘concern’ amongst the fanbase.

The Reds’ wretched start to the season slumped to a new low as they fell to a limp 3-0 loss on home soil, with Murillo, Nicolo Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White finding the net against the champions.

The hosts had nothing by way of a response at Anfield and Sean Dyche’s Forest held firm to go four matches unbeaten in all competitions, despite finishing with just 25 per cent of the overall possession.

The result – Liverpool’s sixth defeat in 12 league games – leaves the club languishing down in 11th place in the Premier League table at this early stage of the top-flight campaign.

At the same point last season, the Merseyside giants were

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