- Piers Morgan slammed West Ham followers after they booed former captain Rice
- The midfielder registered two help in a dominant first half at London Stadium
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Piers Morgan has slammed West Ham‘s ‘classless’ followers for booing Declan Rice on his return to the London Stadium.
The Arsenal midfielder began away to his former membership within the Premier League for the primary time since his £105million transfer to north London.
Unsurprisingly, Rice didn’t obtain a welcome return as he was booed each time he took a contact of the ball.
Morgan wrote on X: ‘So classless of West Ham followers to incessantly boo Declan Rice in any case he did for his or her membership.’
Rice was unaffected by the hostility as he registered two assists in a dominant first half for Mikel Arteta‘s aspect.
Declan Rice returned to the London Stadium to face West Ham for the primary time within the league
The midfielder went on to register two assists in a dominant first half for the Gunners
Arsenal fan Piers Morgan has slammed ‘classless’ West Ham followers for booing Rice
The England worldwide delivered a deep nook into the again publish for William Saliba to move dwelling shortly after the half hour mark.
Rice then delivered a free-kick which Gabriel nodded into the again of the web a minute from the break, with Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard the opposite goalscorers.
The 24-year-old made 245 appearances for West Ham, scoring 15 objectives within the course of.
He additionally captained them to victory within the Europa Conference League final season, the membership’s first silverware in 43 years
Rice has settled immediately into the Arsenal aspect, taking part in 33 occasions in all competitions this season thus far, with three objectives and 5 assists.
A win over West Ham will see Arteta’s aspect go inside two factors of league leaders Liverpool.