West Ham United and England star Declan Rice has hailed Liverpool ace Thiago Alcantara... labellin him his toughest opponent.
The 23-year-old has been a key figure of the Hammers’ starting XI following his debut in 2017. He has gone on to accumulate 195 appearances for the club and has been pivotal to the side securing back-to-back European finishes under David Moyes.
In that time, he has come up against a number of formidable opponents but has pointed to Thiago as his most testing opposite number. Asked about opponents who had particularly impressed him, speaking to Tubes and Ange ’s Youtube Channel, he said: “There’s so many. I played against Thiago for Liverpool last season. He’s just so silky. He just plays the game at his own pace. He was proper."
