Wayne Rooney has launched a scathing attack on Liverpool stars Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk. The pair face accusations of failing to provide leadership during the club's alarming downturn.

The Merseyside giants have endured a torrid spell, losing five of their previous six matches across all competitions. Saturday's crushing 3-2 reverse against Brentford has left Arne Slot's men languishing in seventh place, already trailing pacesetters Arsenal by seven points.

Manchester United legend Rooney has pinpointed the root cause of the Reds' dramatic collapse. He points the finger squarely at Salah and Van Dijk for their lack of guidance and believes their body language could be 'impacting' the whole dressing room.

On Monday's The Wayne Rooney Show, he said: "This can happen to teams," the player-turned-pundit said, "and it can get them, and it will creep up, and then all of a sudden you're like 'where did that come from?"

"You're probably sitting here thinking, three or four weeks ago, no one saw this coming. And it's hit them quick, it's hit them hard, and they're struggling to find a way out of...