Declan Rice is the face of a new Arsenal as Mikel Arteta learns Anfield lesson
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Declan Rice is the face of a new Arsenal as Mikel Arteta learns Anfield lesson

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Klopp was impressed by Rice as Arsenal ensured they stayed top for Christmas “Dec has brought a lot to our team,” Bukayo Saka said. Arteta made Rice Arsenal’s £105m record signing, three years after paying £50m for Thomas Partey. open image in gallery Arsenal’s high-profile purchase has seen them solidify and achieve a stability on the field And while it did not produce the victory at Anfield that has eluded Arsenal since 2012, it represented a more convincing strategy – if a more expensive policy – than blasting out “You’ll Never Walk Alone” over the speakers at their Colney training ground. They and Liverpool may wonder if there is the basis of a title-winning team between them – Arteta’s side would look far stronger with Alisson in goal, Klopp’s with Rice in midfield – and one possibility is that adding the £105m man merely takes Arsenal from second to second in the eventual standings.

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