West Ham midfielder Declan Rice has revealed that he watches the games of Manchester United and Manchester City midfielders to improve his own game. The 20-year-old had a breakout 2018/19 season where he played 38 times in all competitions for the Hammers.
Rice attracted a plethora of interest from top clubs following his impressive displays. However, he decided to stay put at the club.
“As a holding midfielder I’ve got so much to learn,” Rice told Monday Night Football following a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa when his side were down to 10 men.
“I try to watch the top players; the likes of Fernandinho, Rodri, Carrick back in his day, Busquets and try to pick little bits out of their game, see how they play.”
“Would I say yes now at 80million, 90 million? I’m not feeling that personally at this moment in time,” he told Sky Sports.
“But am I seeing a really good player who could potentially develop into something fantastic for the next ten years? Yes. I really do think that.”
“But do United need another player? They’ve already got Matic, they’ve already got McTominay who are doing a similar role to what I see Rice doing.“
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