The 30-year-old centre-back started his second game of the season against the high-flying Reds. His only other league appearance came in a 1-0 defeat to Wolves in January.
Ragnick’s decision to start Jones as part of a back five against their great rivals was a huge surprise to Manchester United fans, which didn’t pay off. Liverpool won the historic clash 4-0. They completely dominated the visitors from start to finish at Anfield as Jurgen Klopp’s side made it 11 wins in 12 Premier League games.
Jones, who has been at Old Trafford since 2012, was brought off at half-time as it became clear he could not handle Liverpool’s blistering attack. Parker believes it was unfair on Jones to be thrown in at the deep end and told BettingExpert.com:
Former Manchester United defender comments on Ragnick’s claims of needing ’ten players'
Following the heavy defeat at Anfield, a furious Ragnick told Sky Sports that the Red Devils need up to ten new players this summer. The club have been poor for much of the season and are likely to miss out on Champions League qualification this season.
Parker agreed with this assessment but questioned how realistic that prospect was. The former England defender said:
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