Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross has hailed Kurt Zouma as one of the best defenders in the Premier League at the moment.

Zouma has managed to impress many with his fine performances since joining Stoke City from Chelsea over the summer and Shawcross has gone on to hail the on-loan Frenchman as the best defender in the Premier League alongside Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld.

Shawcross says: "He's quick, he can jump really high, he can pass the ball, he can shoot, he doesn't get beat one-v-one.

"He's like the ultimate defender. I think him and (Toby) Alderweireld are the top two centre halves in the country at the moment."