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The Sunday morning debate on talkSPORT surrounded the supremacy of Manchester City and why, right now, there are no Premier League players at opposition clubs who would walk into Pep Guardiola's first-choice XI.
Crash through the contenders and you can imagine Guardiola's responses. Harry Kane? We've got Erling Haaland. Alisson? We've got Ederson. Martin Odegaard? And drop Kevin De Bruyne or Ilkay Gundogan? Are you mad? Bukayo Saka or Marcus Rashford? Not when we've got Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish and Phil Foden, thank you very much.
John Stones' versatility in the way he is seamlessly stepping into midfield makes him a difficult man to replace. The same goes for Nathan Ake, who has improved immeasurably, while Manuel Akanji has appeared faultless beside Ruben Dias in this season's second half.
Ahead of facing City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, David Moyes weighed in on the debate. When Mail Sport told West Ham's manager that only one player made the grade once we had thought it over, and that man was Declan Rice, he concurred.
According to Moyes, Rice would walk into any team - Guardiola's City included.
David Moyes says Declan Rice would walk into any team - Pep Guardiola's City included
There has been much debate surrounding the supremacy of Manchester City (above)
Guardiola is interested in signing Rice but will have to match West Ham's asking price
'Declan is improving all the time,' Moyes said of his 24-year-old midfielder at his pre-match press conference. 'He's still young, and he's got a long way to go, but he's improving.
'He's earned his right to play for England and every time he's come back from playing for England, I've seen someone new - with more confidence, with more about his game.
'He's got leadership and things which will improve with age and time. But overall, he's been very good. Declan could play for any club. No doubt about that. He can play different roles as well.
