West Ham midfielder Declan Rice says a past rollicking from former manager David Moyes was deserved.

Moyes was questioned for pointing the finger at the rookie after his mistake against Arsenal opened the floodgates to a 4-1 defeat in 2018.

"You know what, he was right to hammer me," said Rice.

"I ducked for the ball and it's gone in the back of the net. It was one of my early league starts [his 10th] and he absolutely grilled me in front of the lads.

"I just sat there and took it but looking back on it now I think you need those moments, something to make you realise you have to get better. You can't be thinking after a few games that you're in.

"You are going to get hit with something, and when I made that mistake against Arsenal it was kind of a reality check.

"It was tough when Moyesy was grilling me in the dressing room, it hurt. But it was the right thing to do because I needed to be told."