Declan Rice will be the captain of England one day, says his West Ham manager David Moyes.
Moyes made the prediction in response to Roy Keane's criticism of the 24-year-old after West Ham's 3-1 FA Cup loss to Manchester United.
Keane said Hammers midfielder Rice "needs to do more" and is sometimes "running through the motions".
But Moyes backed his club's skipper and said: "No doubt he is going to be an England captain in the future."
Rice has 39 caps for England and helped them finish runners-up at Euro 2020, and was part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals at the World Cup in Qatar.
"He is going to be a top player," added Moyes. "Everybody is entitled to their opinion - Declan is a really good player.
"He's not the finished article just now, he will improve. He is proving that to be the case at the moment."