Former Liverpool defender Phil Thompson has waded into the row between Virgil van Dijk and Roy Keane, telling the latter to “get a life”.
Van Dijk, speaking after the drab 0-0 draw between Liverpool and Manchester United on Sunday, said “only one team tried to win the game” and that “Liverpool were superior in all aspects”, prompting a rant from Keane on Sky Sports in which he accused the Netherlands defender of being arrogant.
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Van Dijk dismissed Keane’s jibe and Thompson also threw his support behind the Liverpool captain.
He told talkSPORT: “It wasn’t arrogant by any means. I would say it was more frustration.
“I really feel as though, you’ve come off that game, you know you’ve dominated, Manchester United have had that one chance with [Rasmus] Hojlund, and you’ve just felt frustration. Arrogance wasn’t in it.
“Roy, just get a life!” 😡🙄
🤫 “Van Dijk wasn’t arrogant! For Roy Keane to be talking about arrogance… do me a favour!”@PHIL_THOMPSON4 slams Roy Keane for calling Van Dijk ‘arrogant’ after #LFC v #MUFC. 👀 PIC.TWITTER.COM/6ROGPYGR4D
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) DECEMBER 19, 2023
“And for Roy Keane to be talking about arrogance in people…come on, do me a favour.
“And I love Roy but I played that back and he just kept repeating the word. Roy, just get a life.”
The draw, in which Liverpool had 34 shots compared to United’s six, saw the Merseysiders slip to second in the Premier League table, behind Arsenal.
