Craig Burley launches an angry tirade after the Liverpool captain appeared to be at fault for Sunderland's goal at Anfield that ended up earning the visitors a point

As the Liverpool squad’s leader, captain and spokesman, Virgil van Dijk has not been afraid of self-criticism. In the wake of the loss to Nottingham Forest at Anfield last month, the Dutchman described the run of results and performances as a ‘mess’ and said there should be collective responsibility to turn things around and that each and every player should look at themselves in the mirror.

But Van Dijk has largely escaped serious criticism, even though he gave away a bizarre penalty in the subsequent defeat by PSV Eindhoven. In the main, his central defensive partner Ibrahima Konate and big-money left-back Milos Kerk

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