Former Manchester United assistant manager Rene Meulensteen says two senior players can't handle the pace of the Premier League.

Meulensteen has singled out Raphael Varane and Casemiro as two players who are holding back Erik ten Hag's team.

He told ESPN: "Ten Hag has brought in all the players and cannot say that he has not been supported. He has indicated that he is happy with this.

"He gets a lot of credit from the fans, I understand that, but these are not players who were brought in by the Glazers and are now on the field.

"Ten Hag wants to put a lot of pressure on, with a lot of intensity. Just like at Ajax.

"But he doesn't have the players for that. The players don't have the mentality to constantly put pressure on.

“Varane cannot handle the pace. The Premier League is dynamic. Everything goes at 100 kilometres per hour.

“Casemiro, for example, can't handle it at all. Ten Hag has a certain conviction about how he wants to play. But he has to find ways to get there.

"That is the big problem in midfield. They have no energy and that is how the defence gets into trouble."