If Declan Rice were in the Manchester United midfield against Como on Wednesday night, they wouldn’t have been embarrassed.That’s the opinion of talkSPORT’s Rory Jennings, who referenced Erik ten Hag‘s recent admission that he pushed to sign Rice.Jennings thinks if United had Rice in their midfield against Como, they would have avoided humiliation in the Champions LeagueGettyTen Hag wanted to bring in the eventual £105m Arsenal midfielder during his tenure, but West Ham rejected the move.Of course, he is now one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and Europe, starring for the Gunners and England.Rice didn’t end up at Man United, who have gone on to bring in Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos in this year’s summer window.The new pair started in Italy against Como, with fellow arrival Carlos Baleba coming off the bench to get some minutes too.Captain Bruno Fernandes, who shockingly took aim at Michael Carrick’s tactics post-match, also took up part of the midfield.The Red Devils went on to be humiliated by Cesc Fabregas‘ side, but Jennings thinks that if Rice had been signed under Ten Hag, he would have made the difference on Wednesday evening.‘It’s really that simple’Speaking on the latest episode of talkSPORT BET’s Studs Up, he said: “If Bruno Fernandes didn’t play for Man United and Declan Rice did, which is what Ten Hag said…“If Rice was playing for Man United, you don’t lose 4-1 in Como. It’s really that simple.”Mentioning Ten Hag’s admission of wanting to sign Harry Kane too, Jennings added: “The fact that you didn’t get him over the line, that was John Murtough’s time, wasn’t it? Ridiculous.“Imagine that team but with Declan Rice and Harry Kane…which was what Ten Hag wanted.Ex-United manager Ten Hag admitted that he tried to sign Rice when he was in chargeGettyThe Red Devils were thrashed 4-1 by Como to make it seven games without a win in all competitions – could Rice have made a difference?Getty“I’m not saying Ten Hag deserves massive credit for wanting Kane. You don’t get credit for wanting the best players.“Whoever the manager of Man United is has been let down by the recruitment, but it doesn’t excuse what happened in Como.“If you do a combined XI of Man United and Como, apart from Nico Paz, the vast majority would be United players.”Jennings shares the thoughts of Lisandro Martinez, who called out the Man United board in a bombshell interview last week.Martinez stated that the club needed to ‘bring more players’ this summer, targeting technical director Jason Wilcox.The Red Devils have started the season miserably, going seven games without a win in all competitions, leading to manager Carrick coming under huge pressure heading into the weekend.