Declan Rice shared his perspective on “the top team in the league” following Arsenal’s vital triumph over Premier League frontrunners Liverpool.
Mikel Arteta’s squad narrowed the gap to a mere two points, securing a 3-1 win with goals from Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Leandro Trossard.
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Liverpool has showcased impressive form throughout much of the season, securing 15 wins out of 23 possible matches. However, on Sunday afternoon, crucial individual errors had a significant impact.
Following the final whistle, summer acquisition Declan Rice expressed his perspective on the outcome and paid a substantial compliment to their recent adversaries.
“They have been the best team in the league if you look on paper and statistically, this is only their second loss today,” he told Bein Sports.
“We knew how big today was going into the game, the momentum needed from everyone, staff, players and fans and it transmitted on to the field today.
“You could see for 90 minutes it was a team that would do anything to win a football match. In the end, we came out victorious and it is a very good feeling all round.”
Rice, who has been one of the club’s standout players this campaign, added: “We’ve got some great characters in the team who were pushing on, driving on at half time that it wasn’t a moment to let our heads drop.
“We couldn’t let one moment of a lack in concentration affect what we’d done for that 45.
“We knew in the second half it was going to be a tough game but, in the end, we gave it everything and we got the three points which was massive for us.”
In his post-match interview, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp conceded that Arsenal deserved the win.
“In general it was not our day. We can really admit that. Arsenal deserve the three points. Even when the circumstances were a bit strange,” he said.
“We didn’t play enough from the start. We struggled a little bit. We weren’t calm enough. We had the possession we just didn’t have the finishes.”
