Virgil Van Dijk blasts UK media amid criticism of Trent Alexander-Arnold

who won two trophies last season and reached the Champions League final has not been at their best this season and currently is in ninth place in the Premier league.

Some of Liverpool players including

have been criticized for their performances this season but Van Dijk says the criticism of his teammate is unfair. Arnold scored a free-kick against Rangers in the Champions League on Tuesday.

"Everyone here is very good to praise a player very high up to the sky and let them fall as hard as they can,"

said Van Dijk after the game against Rangers on Tuesday.

"That's what we, as players, have to deal with. We forget about the well-being of players, we forget about that stuff and everyone is talking about how we should all accept it.

"For him to just carry on working - not only him but other players as well - and deal with it and show a reaction is what we need, all of us. To do that I think it's important that we back him and the manager and the club and the fans."

The 23-year-old right-back who has been under criticism for his defending, despite being called up to the England squad did not play a single minute in the Nations League and it is unclear whether Gareth Southgate will take him to Qatar for the World Cup.

added:

”We know the quality he has and he showed it again today. No matter what the outside world will say about him, we always back each other and we know that we are fighting our way back to the consistency we have always been showing over the last couple of years. We'll get there. I'm confident we'll all get there."

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