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'So gutted but proud': Declan Rice hails his ten-man West Ham side's performance in Europa League exit against Eintracht Frankfurt - but says ref 'seemed to make every decision go for them'

Declan Rice has heaped praise on West Ham's determination despite their Europa League exit against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday.

David Moyes' side lost 1-0 on the night, 3-1 on aggregate against the Bundesliga outfit following Aaron Cresswell's costly red card just 19 minutes in.

And Hammers captain Rice hailed his side's resilience after going down to 10 men - as well as blasting the referee's performance on a tetchy and tense evening in Germany.

Declan Rice hailed West Ham's resilience despite a Europa League exit vs Eintracht Frankfurt
The Hammers were knocked out of the semi-finals 1-0 on Thursday night, 3-1 on aggregate

He said: 'Gutted. We are gutted in there.