The Englishman, since his club-record move from West Ham United, has barely put a foot wrong, and he is one of the biggest reasons why the Gunners are so strong. Rice started in the middle of the park against Newcastle United on Wednesday night, and he didn’t have an awful game by any means.

The midfielder was exceptional on Sunday, providing two assists in the 5-1 win over Manchester City. After beating the champions, it's the leaders Arsenal has in its sights.

Arsenal remain comfortably adrift of relentless Premier League leaders Liverpool despite a 5-1 hammering of Manchester City on Sunday, but midfielder Declan Rice says there is a determination to hunt them down.

Declan Rice revealed Arsenal were still brooding over their ill-tempered 2-2 draw at Manchester City earlier this season before dishing out sweet revenge.

Arsenal ruthlessly preyed on Manchester City’s errors in a resounding 5-1 victory and few players are better at forcing and reading an opponent’s mistakes than Declan Rice.

The Reds are six points in front of the second-placed Gunners with a game in hand in the English Premier League title race. Read more at straitstimes.com.