Former West Ham United captain Joe Cole and Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham have agreed on their verdicts over current Hammers skipper Declan Rice after scoring for England against Italy.
West Ham's Rice, on his 40th senior international appearance, opened the scoring for Gareth Southgate’s side on Thursday night in Naples as England earned a 2-1 victory in their first qualifying match for the 2024 European Championships in Germany.
England were forced to play the final ten minutes of the game with only ten men when Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw was shown a red card after being booked twice in two minutes.