Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has hit out at Virgil van Dijk regarding comments about footballers playing too many games.

The Netherlands center back is the latest top footballer to bemoan the fixture schedule.

Van dijk stated that players in the Premier League were experiencing an unacceptable increase to their workload.

"Nonsense. Nonsense. Players are playing too much football? What? I mean come on," Shearer told The Rest Is Football podcast when asked about Van Dijk's comments.

"I know you should never mention the money, but you've got bigger squads than ever, more substitutes than ever, getting paid more money than ever, you've got the best physios, the best technology, the best of everything. Do me a favor, playing too much football? F***ing hell.

"Didn't he say it was England that play too much football? International football I get and understand. We all know why they're doing it, they're doing it for financial reasons. But here in England, you can tell I don't really agree with that."