The enduring rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United has extended beyond the pitch to the realms of an ongoing player-pundit feud played out for all to see in the form of Virgil van Dijk vs. Wayne Rooney.
Rooney, Manchester United’s retired all-time top scorer, has been mercifully shifted out of the Match of the Day studio to host his own self-titled podcast. When he isn’t reminiscing about Sir Alex Ferguson’s nuggets of wisdom or Patrice Evra’s annoying habits in training, the 40-year-old has taken on an increasingly spiky style of punditry. Liverpool, and Van Dijk in particular, have been his latest victims.
