Declan Rice has said Graeme Souness' criticism of his game is "harsh" because he "doesn’t watch West Ham every week", as the England midfielder insisted he generally takes pundit scrutiny on board to improve his game.
The 24-year-old illustrated this by noting the balance in the opinions Roy Keane has offered. Both Sky Sports pundits have scrutinised Rice's game of late, pointing to how he is superb at winning the ball, but is lacking in the two other main attributes of passing and scoring goals.
