Bournemouth 2-3 Arsenal: Twice Rice baby

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Arsenal made it five wins in a row in the Premier League yesterday evening, with Declan Rice the man of the hour as his two goals propelled us to a 3-2 win over Bournemouth.

In the preview yesterday, I urged caution over his involvement if there was any risk over the knee problem which had kept him out of the Aston Villa game. They obviously decided there wasn’t, or it was a risk worth taking. Either way, he was pivotal to this victory...