‘Hunt them down!’ – Declan Rice fires warning to Liverpool over title race

Declan Rice has warned Liverpool that Arsenal volition proceed attempts to ‘hunt them down’ arsenic the contention for the Premier League rubric heats up.

England planetary Rice enactment successful a superb show as the Gunners thumped champions Manchester City 5-1 astatine the Emirates connected Sunday.

The effect has chopped Liverpool’s pb astatine the apical of the array to six points, though Arne Slot’s men person a crippled successful manus implicit the northbound Londoners.

Rice isn’t disquieted astir that, though, and is adamant Arsenal volition ‘be there’ astatine the extremity of the play arsenic they effort to onshore their first rubric successful 21 years.

‘We’ll beryllium there, we’ll support pushing,’ Rice told Sky Sports astir the Premier League rubric contention aft Arsenal’s emphatic triumph implicit Pep Guardiola’s side.

‘We request different teams to assistance america and recognition to Liverpool. They’ve been truly bully – but it’s up america to hunt them down.

‘[Man City] nicked the rubric disconnected Arsenal erstwhile I wasn’t present and past they bushed america to the title [last season].

‘It’s been hard to judge that, and past everything that went connected astatine the Etihad, you bash get that fire. The boys are buzzing.’

Football pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher hold that Arsenal’s triumph implicit City is monolithic successful the discourse of the Premier League rubric race.

‘It’s truthful important Arsenal made a connection contiguous and they’ve done conscionable that,’ erstwhile Manchester United defender Neville said connected Sky Sports.

‘Mikel Arteta has to get that strength and tempo from the past 30 minutes for the remainder of the season. Hang successful there. Be determination if Liverpool fall.’

Ex-Liverpool prima Carragher added: ‘Great time for Arsenal. We said earlier they were inactive lacking connection results a rubric victor would have.

‘But going down to 10 men against Wolves and winning, and demolishing the champions successful a crippled that looked successful the balance… Arsenal looked a wholly antithetic squad erstwhile it got to 2-1.

‘They’re going to request that if they’re going to wrestle that rubric backmost [from Liverpool].’

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