West Ham's Reece Oxford rates Tottenham prospect Marcus Edwards as 'one of the best' he's played alongside

Rising star: Marcus Edwards
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Sam Long7 October 2016

Reece Oxford has regularly rubbed shoulders with West Ham's first team since bursting onto the scene last season.

The teenager started the Hammers' memorable opening day victory at Arsenal and has gone on to make a total of 14 senior appearances for Slaven Bilic's side.

However, although Oxford currently counts Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini as teammates, Tottenham prospect Marcus Edwards still rates among the best players he has ever featured alongside.

"I've said this before - Marcus Edwards. My age - he's probably one of the best players I've played with," Oxford told Squawka.

Oxford played with Edwards before being released from Tottenham's youth academy and his countryman clearly made a lasting impression.

Edwards is also highly-rated at Hotspur Way and made his Spurs debut in the recent EFL Cup victory over Gillingham.

Mauricio Pochettino has likened the midfielder to Lionel Messi but, perhaps sensibly, is keen not to rush the 17-year-old's development.

Spurs fans could get another glimpse of Edwards in action against Liverpool later this month with Pochettino hinting he could name a youthful side for the trip to Anfield.

Expectation is rising in regards to Edwards while Oxford, who has regularly been linked with a move away from east London, has already grown used to dealing with such pressures.

And the versatile youngster is adamant he wants to focus on his football raher than speculation surrounding his progress.

“I just don’t really take any notice [of the pressure], I try not to think about it too much.

“I just do what I can do and hopefully it’s good enough,” Oxford told Goal.

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