Manchester City legend Richards recently mentioned Arsenal star Rice's performance in the England national team in an interview on a podcast, and praised the midfielder's excellent passing ability and his ability to always appear in key positions.

In the focus match of the sixth round of the European zone of the World Cup qualifiers earlier, the "Three Lions" England relied on goals from Kane, Madue, Konsa, Mark Gueye and Rashford to finally beat Serbia 5-0 away, putting Tuchel's team in a favorable position to advance to the World Cup finals.

It is worth mentioning that Rice contributed two assists in this game, while Madueke and Mark Guehi scored for the England national team for the first time.

Manchester City legend Richards said, "Rice's passing ability is really exaggerated. He can send the ball to the best position every time. Whether it is at Arsenal or in England, he can do this stably. He knows how to add a little arc, a little rotation, and sometimes he can pass the ball with a high arc. He really has everything with his feet."

"When I was watching Rice's performance in the game, I thought he should have scored a few goals, and the way he moved in the box was really strong. He always knew where he had to be and when to make the most appropriate run.

In addition, England defender Reece James, who plays for Chelsea, also performed well during this international match day, including assisting Rice to score in the match against Andorra.

Richards said: "Reece James performed very well in these two games. Imagine if we had a healthy Reece James and Arnold during the World Cup, we would be able to create all kinds of threats. I feel sorry for Reece James because every time he finally recovers, he will suffer a minor injury again, and it always takes a while to get back to form."

"But he's gradually coming back and getting back to his best form. People always talk about Alexander-Arnold's crosses, but James' crosses are of great quality too and he has defensive ability as well."