‘Etihad is the ultimate test – bring it on,’ says midfielder
‘We have six games to go and we know how big it is’
Declan Rice has insisted Arsenal must be better at Manchester City on Sunday if they are to press their Premier League title claims.
The midfielder is conscious of his club’s curious situation: six points clear of City at the top of the table, albeit having played an extra game, and the only English team in the Champions League semi-finals. But the mood is edgy and Rice is aware that the fans have concerns over the style of play.
The last few weeks, the midfielder says, have been a “rollercoaster”, beginning with the Carabao Cup final defeat against City. Arsenal went out of the FA Cup at Southampton and suffered a sobering home loss to Bournemouth in the league. Before that, they won 1-0 at Sporting in the Champions League quarter-final first leg and completed the job with the 0-0 draw at the Emirates on Wednesday, setting up a semi-final meeting with Atlético Madrid.
