TOP DEC Rice was hauled off and dropped, but returns as most valuable player

DECLAN RICE’S first start at Anfield saw him subbed at half-time and then dropped to West Ham’s Under-23s.
On Saturday the England star will play in front of the Kop as arguably the most highly-valued player on the pitch.
You could make a case for Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Diogo Jota but at 23, Rice is younger than all of them.
To many he will soon become the best holding midfielder in the world, if he is not already.