Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher has compared Arsenal midfielder, Declan Rice to Manchester United legend, Roy Keane following his performances in the Gunners’ Premier League 5-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday....Read Full Article >>➤
Carragher said the England international is an ‘absolutely wonderful’ midfield player.
Rice provided two assists and had a hand in Arsenal’s opener as they thrashed Man City 5-1 at the Emirates.
The 26-year-old now has six goal involvements in the Premier League this season.
“I almost feel sometimes that I’m one of Declan Rice’s biggest supporters because I do often find myself scratching my head when I see people criticise him and asking for more goals and assists,” Carragher on Sky Sports.
“I know in the last 10-15 years we look at numbers and analyse things [differently] but I always think about when Thierry [Henry] played alongside Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit in midfield.
“They were two of the greatest midfield players in the world at that time and two of the greatest we have seen in the Premier League. I don’t remember anyone talking about how many goals or assists they got.
“They chipped in with five or six a season and for me, Declan Rice is one of those type of all-round midfielders – a bit like Roy Keane.
“He said he is playing in the No.8 and a bit higher, but he is almost like a throwback midfield player that used to play in a 4-4-2 formation and could do a bit of everything.”
“Everything about him – his pressing early on – he is an absolutely wonderful midfield player,” he added.
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