Tottenham hero Teddy Sheringham makes feelings very clear on Arsenal's Declan Rice

Teddy Sheringham has hailed Declan Rice as the “best English player in the Premier League ”.

The Arsenal midfielder has shone at the Emirates Stadium since completing a £105m transfer from Premier League rivals West Ham. Rice, 25, has made 65 appearances in all competitions for the Gunners.

And across that time, he has transformed Arsenal’s midfield, allowing them to become bonafide challengers for the Premier League title. And his performances have earned praise from Spurs icon Sheringham, who believes that Rice is better than ALL of his England colleagues.

Speaking to OffShoreBets, the former striker said: “Declan Rice is the best English player in the Premier League. He makes a big difference to the teams that he plays in, whether he's playing for England or Arsenal.

“He's a big plus when you see his name on the team sheet. He leads by example, and he drags people along with him and says this is what we're going to do today. I love his leadership qualities and his ability.

“That's what top players do. They set the example for the rest of the players to follow, and they bring people on the journey with them, having an impact on other players that improves the entire team.

“He's been a fantastic signing for Arsenal, and he’s a big reason why they are where they are now and competing at the top end of the division.”

And while Sheringham is a big fan of Rice, he has shown his Spurs loyalties with more praise for another Premier League star. He believes that Dutch defender Micky van de Ven is the division’s unsung hero.

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He added: "He's been very, very impressive. When he plays, Tottenham look like a completely different team. I think there's a lot of top clubs looking at him and trying to understand why he doesn’t play a bigger role for Holland at an international level.

“He’s slipped through the net at international level, and in many ways, he slipped through the net for a lot of the clubs that are reported to be interested in signing him.

“Fair play to Tottenham for recruiting him and bringing into the football club last season, because from day one, he has been magnificent. He’s the reason why Tottenham have started to get a bit more inconsistent results at the moment because he's not been playing in the last few games.”

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