Declan Rice bites back at Graeme Souness: Arsenal star claims pundit doesn't understand how the game has evolved over 'old man's football' criticism

Rice defended his playing style against Souness's criticism, arguing the pundit doesn't understand modern football.

Declan Rice has responded to Graeme Souness's recent criticism of his performances for Arsenal and England. Souness has suggested Rice does not do enough work for a midfielder and joked that he might as well play centre-back. Rice hit back at the pundit, claiming Souness doesn't understand how the game has evolved and dismissing his comments as "old man's football."

The Arsenal midfielder also defended his statistics, joking about his numbers being good "for a centre-back" in response to Souness's barb.