Wayne Rooney has criticized Virgil van Dijk for his comments in the aftermath of Liverpool's 2-0 defeat to Everton on Wednesday.
The Liverpool skipper spoke about the need for players to reflect on their performance and mentioned Liverpool's early kick-off against West Ham on Saturday.
"Listen, very disappointed in so many ways and I think everyone has to look at themselves in the mirror and look at their performances and if they really gave everything and do they really want to win the league.
"We are still fighting and still have games after tonight, but if we play like we did overall in the game like today, not winning challenges and giving the ref an opportunity to give free-kicks like he did many times, we have no chance to win the title. It’s a tough one and obviously we have to do much better against a side who is fighting against relegation.
"We have to focus on the 12:30 kick-off again."
Rooney was annoyed by Van Dijk mentioning the early kick-off for Liverpool and said that's not something the players should be worried about.
He said: "I think the worrying thing there - and I think it's happened a lot throughout the season as well. He's the captain and he's talking about Liverpool getting outfought but again we're hearing about 12:30 kick-offs after he's just lost a derby.
"That Liverpool team should be wanting to be on the pitch tomorrow morning to get the next game going. When you lose a game, especially a derby game, you want the next game to come quick.
"We've heard it so many times this season with Liverpool about 12:30 kick-offs. Get on with it! That's part of your job! Get on with it and you should be ready to play."
