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

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.

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.

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.

"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.

"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."

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.