Simon Jordan says Liverpool icon Luis Suarez looks like he belongs in a wheelchair

Luis Suarez left behind a mixed legacy at Liverpool, but there's no denying he did some incredible things on the Anfield pitch. He enhanced his legend still further after leaving for Barcelona, and has a strong case for being the 'third man' of a generation behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Playing alongside Messi and Neymar in that great Barcelona team, Suarez reached new goal-scoring heights. He then repeatedly defied suggestions that he was past his best, winning La Liga with Atletico Madrid after being sold there and then making telling contributions in Brazil and his native Uruguay.

His latest venture sees him linking up with Messi again at Inter Miami. And Simon Jordan has become the latest naysayer, quipping that Suarez looks as though he 'belongs in a wheelchair'.

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When Liverpool was missing Suarez, it was typically through bans for one controversy or another. But in his latter years, he has been plagued by injuries, and the Daily Mail reported in December last year that a chronic knee issue could force him to retire.

Instead, later that month, he completed the move to Inter Miami. And while the 37-year-old has made a telling impact, Jordan has been left unimpressed.

“Messi is a wonder on the field, but they can’t pass the ball to him because they aren’t good enough," Jordan told Up Front. "Suarez looks like he belongs in a wheelchair.

"The quality of football [in MLS] is League Two, League One at the very best. It disappointed me to see Messi in that space.”

To be fair, it seems his point might be that even a version of Suarez clearly past his physical prime is capable of excelling in MLS, which Jordan considers a weak league. Certainly, it would be wrong to try and undermine the former Liverpool man's impact, given that he has scored 12 goals an registered five assists in 16 appearances this season.

But whatever he was trying to say, it's a harsh comment. Suarez might lack the mobility he once had, but is still able to deceive defenders with a trademark feint or drop of the shoulder, and you can still very much see the player who shone at Liverpool and Barcelona when watching him for Inter Miami.

The fact he has adapted as he has got older is more credit to him. And while MLS certainly still has some growing to do, despite the arrivals of Messi and Suarez, there are plenty of defenders in world football who would struggle to deal with that pair.

Liverpool.com says: Jordan is never one to mince his words, and we can assume he was exaggerating to make a point. Even so, Suarez is very much the collateral damage, with the 'wheelchair' remark a harsh distortion of the reality.

MLS will need to pour resources into raising the standard across the board, with the likes of Messi and Suarez meant to raise the profile of the division, not cause it to be disparaged. But it's not 'disappointing' to see stars going to Inter Miami, especially when the Saudi Pro League is the prominent alternative.