Although West Ham walked away with nothing after a gutsy defensive performance at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, former West Ham and England centre back Matthew Upson praised the eye catching performance from youngster Declan Rice.
In what was his first start at centre back for the Hammers, the 18-year-old seemed to cope with the world's most prolific attacking force at this moment in time.
Although City ran out eventual 2-1 winners after a last gasp winner from David Silva, Rice was thrown into the side after David Moyes was dealt no other option after a string of injuries in defence.