Previously, Manchester United star Rooney criticized Van Dijk in a podcast. Rooney said that the Liverpool captain's performance after renewing his contract was a bit "lazy". Van Dijk said he would not be affected by those comments and was focused on moving forward. Regarding Van Dijk's response, Shearer believed that Van Dijk should respond to Rooney with his performance on the court.

Shearer said: "As a player, when you have lost five games in the league this season, it is difficult to come out and refute the commentators. As the captain, you have the right to do so, and I guess he is protecting the team."

"I think more importantly, if you want to counter the commentators If the commentator criticizes you, then you need to prove it with actual actions. However, in the game after that, the best response is to get good results on the court, so I think the commentator has reason to criticize them."

" If Liverpool continue to play like they did against Manchester City, they won't be able to win any trophies and will be eliminated from all competitions they participate in. "

"Although they still have the FA Cup and the Champions League, I think the league is over for them and they can't compete for the title. Unless they win every game before the end of the season, that's almost impossible, so their league title bid is over."

"Liverpool only has the Champions League or the FA Cup to work towards, but if they don't improve their performance, they won't get those trophies."