West Ham captain Rice admits Man Utd defeat 'real kick in the teeth' | OneFootball

West Ham captain Declan Rice admits the manner of defeat at Manchester United was tough to take.

The Premier League encounter ended in defeat for Rice and the Irons, as Marcus Rashford scored with almost the very last kick of the game at Old Trafford.

“We're gutted," Rice admitted. “It was a real kick in the teeth.

“We fought so well. There was very little in the game, so I think a draw would have probably been a fair result.

“We're such a good counter-attacking side, and even when it was going to the latter stages of the game, we still had the energy to get forward.

“To end like that and get counter-attacked on in the last 30 seconds, and to concede a goal, was a real kick in the teeth.

“In the game against Leeds last week, we were too open, not how we usually are. We're a compact side and we don't usually let many teams in.

“You could see that today. Manchester United didn't really create that many clear-cut chances. We knew we had to be compact and hard to beat, and until the last ten seconds, we really were."