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title: "West Ham United: Fans react to Declan Rice update"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-united-fans-react-to-declan-rice-update/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Sean Clifford"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-08-26T20:35:04Z"
modified: "2021-08-26T20:35:04Z"
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# West Ham United: Fans react to Declan Rice update

**Declan Rice has been named in the England squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Hungary, Andorra and Poland \[[West Ham United FC Official](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/august/26-august/declan-rice-selected-latest-england-squad)\].**

Of course, the 22-year-old midfielder is fresh from a summer of epic proportion with the Three Lions, after playing a key part in their run to the EURO 2020 final against Italy, where they agonisingly lost on penalties \[[BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198762)\].

Within this tournament run, Rice made 28 ball recoveries and ten tackles, cultivating his reputation as one of the best young midfielders in Europe \[[UEFA EURO 2020](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/teams/players/250083732--declan-rice/)\].

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Now, he looks set to make an impact on the international stage again after being selected in Gareth Southgate’s latest squad, where he could potentially make his 25th England appearance \[[West Ham United FC Official](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/august/26-august/declan-rice-selected-latest-england-squad)\].

In light of this news, no wonder loads of West Ham United diehards took to social media to congratulate their player on his latest feat.

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### West Ham United FC fans react:

Replying to the West Ham United official [Twitter](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1430877941836222470) account, here is what some fans had to say about the call-up, with one supporter hailing the youngster as a ‘machine’.

**“England’s best player in my book”**

Credit: [@coyioscar](https://twitter.com/coyioscar/status/1430878053912125450)

**“So happy for him. He was a machine in the Euro final. Until he got took off…”**

Credit: [@East02End](https://twitter.com/East02End/status/1430887668561309698)

**“Well of course he has! NICE ONE DECLAN”**

Credit: [@\_samhowell](https://twitter.com/_samhowell/status/1430878551180460040)

**“Never in doubt”**

Credit: [@HammerStu76](https://twitter.com/HammerStu76/status/1430888575545995269)

**“Warra player”**

Credit: [@WestHam\_egg](https://twitter.com/WestHam_egg/status/1430878547405647873)

**“Deserved”**

Credit: [@JerryBuzzKill](https://twitter.com/JerryBuzzKill/status/1430878932534968322)

***In other news, West Ham United fans react to their EFL Cup draw. Find out who they got [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-transfer-rumours/west-ham-united-fans-react-to-carabao-cup-draw/).***