West Ham United boss David Moyes has said that captain Declan Rice is currently England’s most important player after national team captain Harry Kane.
Rice, who became the Hammers’ skipper in the summer following Mark Noble’s retirement, has been a regular for club and country in recent seasons. He currently has 34 international caps and since his debut, has played in 34 of England’s 45 matches, starting 31 of those and played 538 out of 690 minutes in England’s run to the final of EURO 2020.
Last season, from June to June, Rice played 68 games for club and country, being an integral player for West Ham in their run to the semi-finals of the Europa League and making appearances in 50 of West Ham’s 56 matches in all competitions last year.
