What Rice did against Man Utd to stake claim for Arsenal captaincy with Odegaard

Arsenal news - Footage has shown Declan Rice's leadership after scoring a huge goal against Manchester United.

He had become West Ham captain, guiding the Hammers to a Europe Conference League victory, while also cementing himself as a key player in the England setup. It comes as little surprise that a club-record £105million was paid for the midfielder, who is already repaying that faith.

Rice has given a moment most Arsenal fans won't forget as he slammed home a strike deep into stoppage time against Manchester United to seal a victory late on. "I think a tremendous performance," Arteta said in review of the 24-year-old's performance after the game.

"When you look at how a holding midfielder needs to dominate his area, how he needs to break up play, how he glided the team together when they were stretched a bit. Then he produced a magic moment to win us the game, so, really happy with him."

It wasn't just his quality with the ball and in the finish that showed exactly what he can bring to this Arsenal side, but rather the somewhat intangible assets too. After scoring, Rice was filmed giving clear instructions to his teammates to keep them focused before kicking off again.

It's that sort of thing that shows his captaincy credentials, whether he is wearing the armband or not, there is yet another leader on the pitch. With every game that passes, the investment is making more and more sense to those spectators as Rice yet again proves his worth in more ways than one.