Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has hailed the quality of West Ham's Kiwi defender Winston Reid.
Carragher wrote in the Daily Mail: "Winston Reid, though, has been just as influential. It was a surprise West Ham were able to keep him, as I have no doubt he has the qualities to play for a top-four team. I've liked him for a long time, so to re-sign him on a six-year contract was a massive statement.
"I remember talking to Allardyce once at a function we attended together and it was at a time when there was a lot of talk about James Tomkins.
"But Sam said to me about Reid: 'He is the one'."