
A deflated Declan Rice insisted that a heartbreaking Champions League semi-final defeat by Paris Saint-Germain would not “define” this Arsenal team, vowing they would bounce back stronger again in pursuit of trophies.
The Gunners saw hopes of reaching the final of European football’s elite club competition for the first time since 2006 cruelly dashed at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night, failing to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit against PSG as they went down 2-1 despite a spirited performance.