Arsenal hero Ray Parlour believes West Ham captain Declan Rice still has much to improve in his game.

The midfielder is expected to join Arsenal this summer.

Parlour told The Sun: "Declan is a super player, we saw him play for England the other night [against Italy] and he was brilliant again as he scored a goal.

"But yeah, sometimes you have to get forward a little bit more because I always think [when it comes to] holding midfielders there'll be occasions in a game where you do get past your other midfielder and it's just a bit of common sense for me that the other midfielder fills in for you.

"That's what I used to do when we played for Arsenal, because you know, not everybody's got a set position at times, you'll see yourself in a different part of the pitch.

"And that's where the other team-mates have got to say, 'Right, he's out of position there but we fill in for him and then there's no problem'. So I think Declan Rice definitely can get forward a little bit more.

"At any team he goes into he would make them stronger, so if Arsenal have got a chance to maybe buy Declan Rice, especially if they can win the league this year, that would be a fantastic signing."