EPL: Why I Benched Declan Rice Against Nottingham Forest - Arsenal Coach, Arteta

EPL: Why I benched Declan Rice against Nottingham Forest - Arsenal coach, Arteta

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has explained why he benched midfielder Declan Rice during his side's Premier League 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest on

Why Declan Rice is benched for Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

Declan Rice starts on the bench for Arsenal’s match against Nottingham Forest (Getty) William Saliba has missed Arsenal’s Premier League match against Nottingham Forest due to injury, while Declan Rice is on the bench. The French centre-back was forced off after just five minutes in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Liverpool with an ankle problem before the international break. Saliba pulled out of France’s squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Uk…

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"What we need..." - Mikel Arteta explains surprise decision to bench Arsenal star vs Nottingham Forest

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has explained why he picked Mikel Merino over Declan Rice to start in midfield against Nottingham Forest today.The Gunners won 3-0 with an impressive performance at the Emirates Stadium, but some fans will certainly have been surprised that Rice didn’t make Arteta’s starting XI.In the end it didn’t matter too much, with Rice later coming on as a substitute, and Arteta played down the significance of the decision when…

Why Rice was benched & Saliba absent vs Nottingham Forest

Mikel Arteta has explained why Declan Rice was on the bench and William Saliba was absent from the Arsenal squad for Saturday's win over Nottingham Forest.