West Ham followers cheer Declan Rice’s identify after he concedes a penalty

West Ham followers have poked enjoyable at their former midfielder Declan Rice throughout their 2-0 victory in opposition to Arsenal on Thursday evening. 

Arsenal missed out on the possibility to leapfrog Liverpool and retake first place on the high of the Premier League, with Liverpool sitting two factors forward of them after their win in opposition to Burnely in midweek. 

But it was a powerful night for Arsenal, and Rice, who gave away a penalty within the sixth minute of added time in opposition to his outdated membership after bringing down Emerson Palmieri contained in the penalty space. 

The 24-year-old appeared to slide on the moist floor, earlier than wildly lunging in to journey the West Ham defender who had superior into the Arsenal penalty space. 

Referee Michael Oliver subsequently pointed to the spot, sending the Hammers followers behind the aim into delirium, with some continuing to brutally mock their former midfielder by singing his identify.  

‘Declan, Declan Rice’: They shouted as Said Benrahma picked up the ball and ready to take the penalty.

Fortunately for Rice, the West Ham ahead couldn’t convert to the spot-kick, with David Raya producing a superb diving save to disclaim the Irons a 3rd aim. 

Since his landmark £105million transfer to Arsenal in the summertime, Rice has been pivotal for Mikel Arteta’s facet and will assist them obtain silverware this season after the Gunners fell brief within the 2022-23 marketing campaign.

Thursday was the second time Rice has misplaced in opposition to his former membership, since his departure, after the Gunners suffered a 3-1 defeat within the EFL Cup earlier this season. 

Rice has made 27 appearances for Arsenal returning three objectives and two assists throughout all compeitions up to now this season, and Arteta lumped reward on the midfielder earlier this week, claiming that he was proper to ‘go mad’ to signal the midfielder.

‘I really like his presence on the pitch’ he stated of Rice. ‘He’s there and he is acquired one thing particular. I felt it once I performed in opposition to him, that is why I used to be mad to signal him.’ 

‘You get a sense about gamers and I needed him to be a part of our staff.

‘When they put the worth tag you must carry that and it’s not simple. He has carried out it in a superb means.’

West Ham, in the meantime, are in red-hot type having recorded back-to-back wins in opposition to Manchester United and Arsenal, with Tomas Soucek placing the guests a aim up after 13 minutes. 

It was a aim that sparked a lot controversy, with Arteta as soon as once more hitting out at VAR after the ball had appeared to exit of play earlier than Jarrod Bowen handed it again to Soucek who hammered it into the Arsenal aim. 

‘If the technology we have at the moment is not good enough to give us that answer (of whether the ball went out), what we have to do is, without that, win the game,’ the Arsenal boss said after the match. 

‘I haven’t seen it. They’re saying it’s not conclusive. It’s a disgrace that with the know-how we’ve got, it’s not that clear so we will say whether or not it’s out or in.’

‘It’s carried out. It’s gone. There’s nothing we will do about it now.’