If Arsenal’s bad luck with injuries continues, then Declan Rice may have to put in a few more performances like this.
Arsenal fans have got used to the sight of Rice marauding forward in a more advanced role, but against Liverpool on Sunday he was in the heart of the action. The England star was used in a deeper role by Mikel Arteta, who was forced to move Thomas Partey to right-back due to a lack of available defenders.