Liverpool’s best player this term, which says everything about his influence.The England international’s place in the side is not in doubt but a number of excellent young right-backs miss out.Reece James, Max Aarons and Tariq Lamptey have all enjoyed impressive seasons and shown plenty of promise.Rice has been shoehorned into the centre of defence, a role he has only been used in sparingly this season.Predominantly a holding midfielder for West Ham, Rice has enjoyed a fine campaign regardless of his starting position.He is now closing in on 100 first-team appearances and has been linked with a move to Chelsea.Five of the Spaniard’s seven Premier League starts this campaign have come after the enforced lockdown, with Garcia establishing.
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