West Ham United starlet Declan Rice is not remotely fazed by the suggestion that he is a Republic of Ireland captain in waiting.
The 19-year-old is just three games into his senior international career and is yet to play a competitive game for his country, but retiring stalwart John O'Shea has already seen enough to tip him to wear the armband one day.
However, having handled his introduction to the big stage with the minimum of fuss, the Hammers defender is taking the acclaim in his stride.
Asked about O'Shea's comments, he said: "He's been at the top of the game and played with some top, top players.