• Declan Rice ‘blown away’ by Mikel Arteta and divulges greatest shock since becoming a member of Arsenal.

Declan Rice has mentioned his greatest shock since becoming a member of Arsenal and claims to have been ‘blown away’ by Mikel Arteta, the workforce’s supervisor.

When Rice accomplished a £105 million switch from West Ham earlier this summer time, he set two information: he turned Arsenal’s most costly signing and one of the expensive purchases in Premier League historical past.

After main West Ham to victory within the Europa Convention League final season, the England participant will attempt to assist Arsenal win some {hardware} this yr.

Declan Rice has revealed his greatest shock since becoming a member of Arsenal and says he has been ‘blown away’ by Gunners boss Mikel Arteta.

Rice turned Arsenal’s document signing and one of the costly purchases in Premier League historical past when he accomplished a £105m transfer from West Ham earlier in the summertime.

The England star will look to assist Arsenal win some silverware this season after captaining West Ham to Europa Convention League glory final time period.

Rice says he’s already ‘seeing the sport in a very totally different method’ since working with Arteta and admits he has been ‘shocked’ by the profitable mentality on the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal nearly received the Premier League for the primary time since 2004 final season, amassing 84 factors to complete narrowly behind Manchester Metropolis.

‘Within the final 4 weeks, I’ve grown a lot already and realized a lot about soccer that I hadn’t seen earlier than,’ Rice instructed TNT Sports activities.

‘I’m truthfully seeing the sport in a very totally different method already. Tactically, on the ball, off the ball. I’m joyful to know I’m studying a lot as a result of I’m attempting to push myself to study.

‘Because the Neighborhood Protect, I really feel I’ve taken a giant step; the whole lot is beginning to click on. I used to be blown away by Arteta] and dealing with him day-to-day, it’s simply one other stage.

‘Seeing how he works, how his thoughts operates, selecting up stuff, seeing how he goes into element on the opposition, and the way he needs to enhance us as gamers, individually and collectively, is absolutely spectacular.

‘It’s simply the finer particulars of what he goes into, so there aren’t any excuses on matchday. You possibly can’t say, “we’ve not labored on this or that”.

‘You’re given the whole lot and it’s actually all the way down to you to go and carry out. The finer particulars you go into are on one other stage, and I’ve by no means seen that earlier than.

‘From the second I walked within the door, the factor that shocked me most is how a lot [winning] is drilled into the membership, and the best way the supervisor is drilling it into the gamers about profitable, and never being far off being top-of-the-line groups on the earth.

‘That’s what excites me and that’s why I got here to Arsenal; to win issues, to play underneath Mikel, and play with these gamers. It’s such an thrilling challenge to hitch.’

Within the Neighborhood Protect title recreation final weekend, Rice made his first official Arsenal look as Arteta’s workforce defeated Manchester Metropolis on penalties.

The Gunners host Nottingham Forest at house on Saturday to open their 2023–24 Premier League season.

The equivalent beginning lineup from the Neighborhood Protect ultimate could be utilized by Arsenal, with fellow summer time acquisition Kai Havertz changing the injured Gabriel Jesus up entrance.