West Ham hero Declan Rice should be wanted by the entire top six after his heroics against Arsenal at the weekend. A brilliant defensive midfielder, Rice scored the only goal of the game two days before his 20th birthday, and there should be plenty of admiring glances being sent his way, from Anfield all the way to Old Trafford. What's the word? Rice outlined his credentials to play at the highest level against the Gunners. As well as his goal, the midfielder defended assiduously, repeatedly snuffing out danger and limiting the Gunners' attacks. On the ball, too, he repeatedly found his team-mates, recycled possession well, and was surprisingly effective in the air, winning two aerial...
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