Harry Redknapp believes the duo of Declan Rice and Danny Ings will help keep West Ham United in the Premier League.
Both, Ings twice, scored for the Hammers in their convincing 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon, with Michail Antonio scoring the fourth.
The victory at the London Stadium lifted David Moyes' side out of the relegation zone and two points clear of 18th place, heading into the final few months of the season.
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Speaking after the latest weekend results, Redknapp praised the Hammers captain and said if he keeps up this level of performances he will be among the best in the world, especially if he adds more goals to his game after taking his tally to two goals for the season.
“I seem to pick Declan Rice all the time, what a top player he’s become," said Redknapp to BetVictor. "It was a typical Declan Rice performance against Forest, he was everywhere. The only area he can improve on is adding a few more goals to his game, and he did just that at the weekend. That was a lovely strike from him, and if he keeps that up, there won’t be many better in that position in world football.”
Ings made the switch from Aston Villa to east London during the January transfer window and scored his first goals for the club over the weekend.
Redknapp, who spent seven years at West Ham between 1994 and 2001, believes his goals will help the club avoid the drop to the Championship.
“Danny Ings has always been a player who knows where the goal is, he looks a great bit of business for West Ham. He’s a natural striker and will always pick up good positions in the box. His two goals at the weekend won’t win any competitions but they were typical striker goals. West Ham should climb the table now and I can see Ings scoring a bunch more goals between now and the end of the season.”
Rice and Ings was named in Redknapp’s Premier League team of the week alongside Junior Firpo of Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur’s Eric Dier, Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi and Manchester City youngster Rico Lewis in defence, with Aston Villa stopper Emi Martinez in goal.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Ruben Neves, Villa’s Emi Buendia and Phil Foden of Man City were selected in midfield, with Tottenham’s Harry Kane partnering Ings up front.
Harry Redknapp’s Premier League team of the week: Emi Martinez (Aston Villa); Junior Firpo (Leeds United), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Declan Rice (West Ham), Ruben Neves (Wolves), Emi Buendia (Aston Villa), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Danny Ings (West Ham), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
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