Declan Rice made a sensational move to Arsenal in the summer, giving a huge boost to the Gunners" title hopes. It didn"t take long for the England international to settle in at the Emirates Stadium, where he immediately found chemistry with his new teammates.
The former West Ham star already knew most of the squad as a rival in the past, but now he"s got a better understading of the Arsenal players as a teammate. While many have given reasons to be praised, Rice was particularly impressed by Gabriel Magalhaes.
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"I think Saliba is unbelievable, obviously heard about all the talk of him before I come here and the one who’s really surprised me is actually Gabriel [Magalhaes]," Rice told TNT Sports. “He’s so aggressive, so strong, really wants it all the time, never loses a duel. Top!"
Declan Rice admires Gabriel Magalhães and William Saliba 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/yPWqvKj9Gm
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Arsenal keep Premier League title race on
Arsenal claimed another Premier League match win against Newcastle United to continue within touching distance of leaders Liverpool, who are just two points above them in the standings.
“I think we had a great performance, big credit to the boys after just half a day to prepare for the game," Mikel Arteta said postgame, via the club"s website. “The way they executed everything – the intensity, the commitment, the determination, the aggression and progression in everything that we were doing with the ball. They played with a lot of courage against the team and we got rewarded. I think we fully deserved to win the game.
“The team is hitting form, we are in a good moment, the players individually are performing. It’s not any secret things are flowing at the moment, we are scoring goals in various ways, and we want more. We score one and we want to go for the second and third and the fourth one and I love that mentality from the team."
