Fans Cook Declan Rice After ‘Flopping’ vs Man United

• Declan Rice was part of the Arsenal squad that lost 2-0 against rivals Man United
• The Englishman was heavily criticised after the match for his underwhelming display
• Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho earned United the win

New Arsenal summer signing Declan Rice has found himself on the receiving end following his below-par performance against Manchester United.

Rice recently sealed a sensational transfer move to the Emirates Stadium, ending weeks of speculation that surrounded his future with West Ham United.

According to Sky Sports, the Gunners forked out an eyewatering £105million to land Rice in what was a British transfer record.

The England international went on to make his bow for the north Londoners last Thursday against an All-Star MLS side tutored by Wayne Rooney.

Mikel Arteta drafted the midfielder into his team once again on Saturday, July 22, as they battled United in a pre-season friendly.

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Fans aim dig at Declan Rice

However, Rice delivered a somewhat underwhelming performance by his standards, sparking reactions from fans on social media.

Fans went on to draw comparisons between Kobbie Mainoo and Rice, with many contending the United youngster had a better game compared to the ex-West Ham ace.

@adzmk2 sarcastically tweeted:

"They told me Rice is a better DM then Partey 😭😭😭😭."

@sushiniesta posted:

"To make you understand how average Declan Rice is, if 35 year old Busquets was on the market, busquets would be my No. 1 choice."

@CFCDatro noted:

"Never forget how they told us Declan Rice was a better signing than Enzo Fernandez."

@iamabubakhr added:

"Declan Rice is not even close enough to what Partey can do. Period."

@NganiweNdovi concluded:

"Partey is much better than Rice.. How do u compare them?"

Arteta hints at Rice's role

Meanwhile, Arteta has since hinted at getting Rice a new role ahead of next season.

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The Arsenal boss made the admission while clarifying the future of Thomas Partey at the club.

"They can play together. That was in my plans If you want to improve the squad and have more quality you need players that can improve the squad and players in the same position that can fight for the same places," Football London quoted Arteta saying.

Arsenal unveil Rice with viral song

Sports Brief reported that Arsenal unveiled Rice with Odumodublvck's song, named after their new star "Declan Rice."

The Nigerian artiste released the song months ago and enjoyed massive airwaves; he linked up with the former Chelsea academy star in London weeks ago.