Declan Rice produced a player-of-the-match performance as Arsenal saw off Crystal Palace courtesy of Martin Odegaards second-half penalty despite playing the final third of the game with 10 players; Mikel Arteta and Jamie Carragher heap praise on Gunners £105m signing
, Rice explained how he is"already seeing football in a completely different way" at Arsenal and reiterated that statement to the"Against Nottingham Forest we played a diamond in midfield and I was on the left of the diamond and tonight I was the single pivot so I dropped back one spot," Rice said.
"I am really trying to test myself because to play for Arsenal, to play at the top level, you need to be one of the best and I am eager to keep learning and keep flourishing."Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was delighted with his side's tense 1-0 win at Selhurst Park and described Rice's performance as 'fantastic'Speaking before kick-off at Selhurst Park, Gary Neville said Rice cannot yet be compared to Premier League legends Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira.
"Essien was a brilliant player, I thought he was outstanding, but he was the power in there for three or four years. Personally, I wouldn't put Rice in the category of Keane and Vieira.
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