Jamie Redknapp tipped Declan Rice to reach the top after scoring the winner against Arsenal on Saturday.
Rice beat Bernd Leno with a first-time shot after a good lay-off by Samir Nasri to give West Ham the victory at the London Stadium.
The 19-year-old ran 11.4km which was more ground than any Arsenal player covered and Redknapp compared him to Manchester City's Fernandinho.
Redknapp told Sky Sports: ‘You look at players like Fernandinho at Manchester City and they must be looking at Declan Rice thinking “he’s the next one” because it’s so hard to find good players in that position.