Declan Rice has been criticised for his lack of goalscoring ability since joining Arsenal, particularly by the likes of Roy Keane, Graeme Souness and Roy Keane.
In his latest interview quoted by the Daily Star, the midfielder was asked if the criticism affects him mentality.
Rice replied: "No, not really. Because Roy Keane, Souness, Redknapp, people that talk about my goalscoring ability, if you looked at their goals, they didn't score hundreds in their career.
"But they're remembered for what they did as midfield players.
"Roy Keane breaking up play, being a hard-tackling midfielder, won loads of titles for United.
"The same with Souness. So I don't know why when it comes to me it's all about goals, because it's never been my game. Since I've been scoring, no one has said anything!"
Rice has played 46 times across competitions for Arsenal this season, starting a majority of those games.
He's also chipped in with six goals and seven assists in the Premier League, which is not bad for a defensive midfielder.
