Declan Rice left Arsenal’s 5-0 win against Crystal Palace with a hamstring injury as the Gunners will be sweating on the fitness of their star midfielder.
Mikel Arteta has provided a new update on Rice ahead of a big week for Arsenal.
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What happened?
Rice, 25, was substituted after 73 minutes and said to Emile Smith Rowe as he came off ‘hammy’ as he was clearly carrying a hamstring injury.
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The England international then had a brief discussion with Arteta as he came off and looked a bit uncomfortable.
What is the latest on Declan Rice injury?
Mikel Arteta gave the following update on Rice’s fitness ahead of the game at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday:
“We had some issues at the end of the last game so we will assess those players. You want everyone in the squad. Rice is one of those players. He has done some work but he has missed some work as well. Hopefully he will be ok,” Arteta said.
That seems like good news for Arsenal and taking Rice off against Palace was more of a precaution than a serious problem.
Which games could Declan Rice miss?
Arsenal had 10 days rest before their game away at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, January 30, so Rice has had plenty of time to recover and it seems like he should be okay to play some part in that clash at the City Ground.
If he doesn’t there will be huge concern that Rice won’t be fit for Arsenal’s massive home game against fellow title rivals Liverpool on Sunday, Feb. 4.
Rice will be key in that game against Liverpool as his quality to shut down counters will be essential to Arsenal’s hopes of winning against their title rivals who they’ve struggled against massively in recent years.
