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Declan Rice has launched a staunch defence of Paul Pogba while heaping praise on one of Manchester United 's reported transfer targets.

Pogba was labelled 'unbelievable' by Rice, with the West Ham star believing the Red Devils midfielder receives unfair criticism.

And United have also had Rice's seal of approval over a possible signing: Brighton & Hove Albion's Yves Bissouma.

The Malian midfield dynamo is joined Pogba on the 23-year-old's list of the top five midfielders in the Premier League.

"He gets criticised but he's honestly one of the top three players I've ever played against," Rice told BT Sport when picking out Pogba.

"He's just so strong, so good on the ball. He can take the ball under a crazy amount of pressure and get out of it with an unbelievable bit of skill."

"He knows how to play one and two touch and can play long passes. He’s so, so good and I think you see the best of him probably when he plays for France.

"Since he's been in the Premier