Five clean sheets in six appearances for club and country for Declan Rice has reaffirmed his stature as one of the world's best midfielders, but how good are his reactions?
Declan is beginning his third season in north London, and sat down with the Live from N5 team ahead of our clash with Nottingham Forest this weekend, and took part in our reflex challenge!
Our midfielder reflected on a busy pre-season, which he felt was important to interact with our Gooners all over the world.
“It was insane,” Rice told Live from N5, “I’d never been to Hong Kong or Singapore; Singapore was probably one of the best countries I’ve been to. It was just so good, loved it there.
“Hong Kong was insane as well, even though it was shorter. But I think it’s important we go to those countries and spend time with them because, you know, they’re a massive part of our fan base and yeah, we want to spend time with them, so it’s good.”
During the tour and after we returned to north London, a number of new signings performed initiation songs. Asked if he had a particular favourite, Declan said there was a standout winner.
“Mosquera, did anyone else say Mosquera? Yeah, he didn’t sing, he danced! It was crazy. I’ve never seen that!
“I don’t know what the song was, but he was dancing. It was unbelievable, like everyone was up, clapping him. To do that takes some guts.”
Declan also spoke about what it’s like behind the scenes on a Premier League media day, before taking on the reflex challenge with Nicole and Frimmy.
Press play on the video at the top of the article to see how our number 41 got on!
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