DAVID MOYES says Declan Rice is out on his own among Europe's top midfielders.
Rice will clock up his 150th Premier League appearance when West Ham visit Crystal Palace today.
Hammers boss Moyes believes his player already has a unique skillset - but insists there is still more to come from the England star.
Moyes said: “There are not many better around.
"If you break Declan down, you might say well okay, I want you to become even better in your passing. So you can look at (Barcelona's) Frenkie De Jong or you can look at Jorginho (of Chelsea).
You could look at people who are really, really tidy football players.
“But then if you looked at the other side of the game, Declan's as good as anybody I know at recovering the ball, speed round the pitch.
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