"Rice has to chip in with more"

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Rice joined Arsenal for £105 million from West Ham. AFP

Graeme Souness, who played for Liverpool and Spurs, spoke about Declan Rice's move to Arsenal and urged the English midfielder to "chip in with more".

Declan Rice joined Arsenal for £105 million from West Ham and has become the Gunners' third signing of the summer transfer window. Both the board and the fans have high expectations of him.

However, some former football stars believe the English midfielder could improve his performances. Graeme Souness, who gave an interview to 'talkSPORT', spoke about the 24-year-old's skills.

"The only criticism I had of Declan [Rice], was that he did not get enough goals, and I am still standing by that. Just because you’re a defensive midfield player does not mean you can’t chip in with goals," he began.

"He has to chip in with more. Arsenal finished second last year, and he will undoubtably improve them. Can they make that jump from second to first because of Declan? Possibly, but needs to chip in with more goals.

"For the defensive midfielder he is, he has a defensive head, he sees the danger, deals with it, he is extremely athletic, and goes up and down the park. I just want him to be coming on to balls in and around the box, he is attacking, let him go," he continued.

He went on to add: "There is no reason he can’t get double figures every year playing for that Arsenal team."