David Moyes has hailed the rise of birthday boy Declan Rice from raw young centre-half to West Ham captain and mainstay of England's midfield.
Rice turned 23 on Friday and already has 150 appearances for the Hammers under his belt, as well as 27 England caps and a Euro 2020 runners-up medal.
Moyes has overseen much of Rice's development over his two spells in charge at the London Stadium.
He said: 'I've been here twice. On the first occasion, he was a young boy making his way playing centre-half most of the time.