Declan Rice says West Ham United can take heart from their narrow defeat at the Etihad Stadium when Manchester City visit on Sunday.
The 2017/18 Premier League champions required a late David Silva strike to beat the Hammers 2-1 in the reverse fixture and Rice believes his side can give Pep Guardiola's side another tough test at London Stadium in the 14:15 BST kick-off.
“We can take a lot of confidence from the fact that we ran them so close up there and only lost to a late goal,” the 19-year-old defender told West Ham's official website. “We can also take confidence from the way we’ve been playing recently.
“We were unbeaten in three before Arsenal, and yes they’re champions, but we need to get out of the zone we’re in and get a crucial three points.”
