Former midfielder Joe Cole has stated that Arsenal star Declan Rice He will turn out to be a club legend like Patrick Vieira.
After the departure of Granit Xhaka, the gunners decided to replace the Swiss by signing the former western ham United struck a club record deal worth £105m last summer.
After moving to the Emirates Stadium, the 25-year-old quickly adapted to his new surroundings, playing a key role in Mikel ArtetaThe team's team wins the title this campaign.
The midfielder had an impressive performance against Chelsea on Tuesday night, where the north London club thrashed their city rivals 5-0.
Now, talking to JOSÉCole has said that Rice is a great player and is destined to become a legend like Vieira and Cesc Fabregas in the coming years.
Former PL star praises Rice
Cole said:
“I mean Dec is a great player, he is a great player, but they have some all-time greats. I'm sure in four years we'll be talking about Declan like we talk about Patrick Vieira and Cesc Fabregas and people like that, but I won't shame Dec or put his name in there just yet, but he'll be there for it. sure.”
After some disappointing results, Arsenal have returned to their best after consecutive victories in the first division. So after defeating Chelsea on Tuesday night, the Gunners moved to the top of the table with 77 points from 34 games.
Liverpool are right behind them, while city of manchester They are third with 73 points in 32 games. The Citizens have the destiny of winning the league in their hands, since if they win the remaining games they will retain the league title. But Arsenal will look to focus on themselves and hope to win their next four games to push Man City all the way.
However, that won't be easy for Arteta's team as they have some tough games ahead of them. Arsenal will face their archrivals Tottenham Hotspur in their next match at the newly renovated White Hart Lane and then a couple of weeks later they travel to Old Trafford to take on manchester united.
Rice will have to continue to perform at his best if Arsenal are to get the results they need to take the title from City.
