The midfielder is confident the Hammers squad has the quality to be challenging for a place in the top seven
Declan Rice thinks anything less than European qualification this season should be a deemed a failure for West Ham.
Manuel Pellegrini guided the Hammers to a commendable 10th-placed finish in the Premier League last term.
The Chilean returns for a second season with a squad boosted by the acquisitions of Spanish midfielder Pablo Fornals and striker Sebastien Haller, a club-record signing from Eintracht Frankfurt.
Editors' Picks
Mercurial forward Marko Arnautovic left for Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG but England international Rice insists there can be no excuses for not moving up the table.