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Simon Jordan claims Man Utd job is too big for 'small man' Erik ten Hag - after he beats Liverpool

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Updated 15:30 23 Aug 2022 GMT+1Published 15:28 23 Aug 2022 GMT+1

Simon Jordan claims Man Utd job is too big for 'small man' Erik ten Hag - after he beats Liverpool

File this under things you didn't expect to read after Manchester United defeated Liverpool.

Daniel Marland

Daniel Marland

Simon Jordan has claimed the Manchester United job will be too big for 'small man' Erik ten Hag - less than 24 hours after his side defeated Liverpool.

United ran out 2-1 winners at Old Trafford on Monday evening to give ten Hag his first Premier League victory as manager.

It follows back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Brentford, but there's a renewed sense of optimism around Old Trafford after a positive result.

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Ten Hag made four changes from their humbling at the Gtech Community Stadium nine days prior, which included dropping captain Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo for Raphael Varane and Anthony Elanga.

Erik ten Hag with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. (Image
Alamy)

Jordan wasn't impressed like many others however and still believes the 52-year-old will prove to be out of his depth when push comes to shove.

He also doesn't think ten Hag deserves praise for dropping Ronaldo as he isn't 'match fit', despite the five-time Ballon d'Or winner playing the full 90 minutes against Brentford.

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"Do you know what I took away from that interview yesterday? Honestly, I looked at Ten Hag and thought that this job is going to be too big for him. That was my take away," he explained on talkSPORT.

"I watched him step up at the end and I saw a small man in a suit that doesn’t fit him and I thought ‘you don’t look like I thought you would’.

"Do you know what I thought he’d look like in personality and demeanour? Jaap Stam, with his chest out.

"I know he doesn’t have the physical components of Jaap Stam and when I saw his list of rules about you won’t do this, and you won’t talk outside the dressing room… Ronaldo isn’t fit, it’s an easy decision.

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"It’s easy not to play Ronaldo because he isn’t match fit.

"I don’t look at it and think it’s such a brave decision.

"Because the media create such a back story about how important Ronaldo is, it doesn’t mean that Ten Hag is so brave that he doesn’t follow the narrative of the scribes."

Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to enter the game on Monday evening. (Image
Alamy)

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Prior to kick-off, United paraded new central midfielder Casemiro on the pitch and he shared an embrace with legendary Red Devils skipper Roy Keane on the touchline.

United are keen to add a forward before the transfer deadline on September 1.

It's believe they're monitoring PSV Eindhoven winger Cody Gakpo while weighing up another move for Ajax starlet Antony.

Featured Image Credit: talkSPORT & Sky Sports

Topics: Manchester United, Liverpool, Erik Ten Hag, Premier League

Daniel Marland
Daniel Marland

Daniel is a social editor for SPORTbible after moving from the writing team. Nearly scored past Stormzy at Old Trafford once.

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