'He's Unbelievable' - West Ham's Declan Rice Launches Fierce Defence Of Manchester United Star

Declan Rice has launched a fierce defence of Paul Pogba, describing the Manchester United midfielder as an “unbelievable” player.

Pogba, 28, has faced criticism for a lack of consistency since rejoining United from Juventus for a then world record fee of £89m in 2016.

The France international is out of contract at the end of the season and could leave Old Trafford on a free transfer, with PSG and Real Madrid reportedly interested in the midfielder.

Rice, 23, has been tipped as a potential replacement for Pogba at United after continuing to impress at West Ham.

But when asked to pick his top five midfielders in the Premier League, Rice was quick to defend 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 League there have been a lot of opinions about him but he is unbelievable.

"My second game for West Ham was at Old Trafford, we lost 4-0 and I came on with half hour to go and he ran the show.

"I remember I went into a 50-50 with him, I hit him and I thought, 'what have I run into?', he was rock solid, he was so strong."

Rice also had praise for another Manchester United transfer target, Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma.

"Every time we've played against Brighton, the way they pass the ball, Graham Potter’s got them playing unbelievable football and Bissouma is a really great player," Rice added.

"When you play against him you see what he's like. He is strong in the tackle, can bring the ball forward and finds passes.

"He's got a bit of flair