Declan Rice hailed difference maker Jesse Lingard as a 'top, top player' following the on-loan Manchester United midfielder's starring contribution in West Ham's 2-1 win over Tottenham on Sunday.
Victory took West Ham into the top four and while Lingard has made a lightning fast start to life in east London, it has come as no surprise to Rice.
'I knew this when I played with him at England, he's a top, top player,' Rice told talkSPORT.
'When you give him the ball on the pitch you know he'll do something with it.