Declan Rice names Manchester City star as "thoughest opponent"

West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice has revealed that former Manchester City midfielder David Silva was the toughest opponent he has ever faced. Silva made 436 appearances for Manchester City before departing the club in 2020, with the Spanish midfielder winning 13 pieces of silverware, including four Premier League titles with the Blues. After a decade at city, the Spaniard returned to Spain, where is he currently playing for Real Sociedad In an interview with Gary Neville as part of a new feature on the Overlap YouTube channel, Declan Rice was full of admiration for David Silva, with the England midfielder describing the Manchester City legend as a "real tough opponent." Rice said:

 "David Silva. He was just so intelligent. When he had the ball, he was planning his next step. That was him on the ball.   "Off the ball, the positions he took up, he was just constantly on the move, constantly checking his shoulder, knew his next pass, playing eye of the needle balls through the back of our line. He was a real tough opponent."

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