Martin Keown impressed with Declan Rice and two other Arsenal stars
Martin Keown praised three Arsenal stars after Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League win over Sevilla, insisting they are “earning their wages”.
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This website is protected by reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy and terms of use apply. Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus scored the goals for the Gunners, who saw them top Group B after their first three games in Europe.
Former Arsenal centre-back Keown was particularly impressed by the defensive play of his old club – Declan Rice, Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba.
“I think the main thing is that Arsenal now have two home games [in the group stage] and if they can get at least four points from it, I think they will be pretty safe [to qualify for the finals],” Keown. . told TNT Sports. Metro’s most popular stories
“So it’s Sevilla at home next time and then Lens. But it’s in their hands now, Arsenal, it’s a very important win tonight.
– I thought they had really good ingredients. Declan Rice, who we haven’t mentioned yet, was amazing at times. You could almost double him on the court, he’s incredible. “The two central defenders also earned their wages with their determination because they had to put everything in the goal and throw their bodies into things.
“Very pleased and I think the confidence of the team will increase now after the win.”
Elaborating on Rice’s performance, Keown added: “Really tenacious defensively [at the end] and he’s been through a lot of the game.
– I think he had more influence in the Champions League than any other player bar Rodri.
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My colleague Michael Owen, who shared his thoughts on Rice’s performance at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, said: “He started a bit higher than we’re used to, a bit on that left side. He lifted the ball almost up to the No. 10 position
“We saw that a lot and he attacked from a deeper position in the second half, but he still plays on that left side. “The longer the game went on, the more he was pulled back to the left 6 position.”