Former Manchester United assistant coach Rene Meulensteen is backing their move for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice.

The Dutchman hopes United can lure Rice away from West Ham.

“What I like about him, apart from his physical stature, he's a big boy, do you know what I mean," Meulensteen told Stadium Astro.

“(On Saturday) I thought he played excellent.

“His reading of the game, breaking up play and reacting to things is very, very good.

“Obviously on top of that, and especially if you go to a bigger club like Real Madrid, hopefully maybe Manchester United, what you want to see is to produce those splitting passes to break lines and to really create chances."