Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta revealed that Declan Rice is “improving” after being forced out of Tuesday’s 4–1 thumping of Aston Villa with a knee injury, although he was less optimistic about the midfielder’s chances of facing Bournemouth this weekend.
The central lynchpin for the Premier League leaders was forced to sit out the visit of Unai Emery’s high-flying Villans after sustaining a blow to his knee against Brighton & Hove Albion three days earlier.
