Declan Rice has taken to Twitter to react after a fan posted a seven-second clip of what happened to him before Harry Kane’s goal.
What’s the story?
Well, just before Kane stooped to head in Jack Grealish’s cross, Rice had been struggling very badly with cramp.
You could see the West Ham colossus debating whether to roll back onto the pitch, or continue to suffer off it, as Luke Shaw surged up the pitch.
In the end, nobody needed to kick the ball out for him, as it ended up in the back of the net thanks to Kane’s delicate header.
What did Declan Rice tweet?
After a fan posted footage of Rice trying to celebrate, the 22-year-old sent the following tweet.
You could see how badly he was struggling.
The England No.4 couldn’t even kneel down on the turf for longer than a few seconds, before needing to stretch his right leg out.
In that respect, it’s quite heroic that Rice completed 90 minutes, and did a superb job against the likes of Toni Kroos and Leon Goretzka.
Alongside Kalvin Phillips, he provided a formidable spine to protect John Stones, Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker.
Even Tony Adams said he would’ve loved to have had the duo in front of him during his playing days!
Hopefully, Rice hasn’t suffered any major damage, and he’ll face Ukraine on Saturday, where his West Ham colleague Andriy Yarmolenko awaits.
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