Rio Ferdinand insists that Virgil van Dijk isn't solely to blame for Liverpool's poor run of form at present. It comes after Wayne Rooney lambasted the Reds skipper's leadership.

Arne Slot is currently enduring his most testing period at Anfield, with the club losing five of their last six matches across all competitions - including four in the Premier League on the trot. A 3-2 loss to Brentford on Saturday leaves the defending champions languishing in seventh in the standings this term.

They're also seven points adrift of league leaders Arsenal, with Rooney working to identify where it has gone wrong for the Reds thus far. Speaking on the latest edition of The Wayne Rooney Show, the former Everton and Manchester United star said: "This can happen to teams.

"And it can get them, and it will creep up, and then all...