Declan Rice has laughed off criticism from Graeme Souness by claiming his numbers ‘aren’t bad for a centre back’, after he was accused of playing ‘old man’s football’ and ‘cheating’ by dropping into defence.
Souness has long believed the Arsenal and England star does not do enough for a midfielder and said recently he might as well play centre back, adding that he would not get a game for the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Rice is aware of what Souness has said but believes his return of 22 goals and 33 assists since joining the Gunners in 2023 disproves the
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