Daniel Sturridge, an analyst at Amazon Prime Sports. Believes Declan Rice’s performance in Arsenal’s 3-0 Champions League quarter-final first leg win over Real Madrid on Tuesday was a testament to his status as another one of the world’s best players.
The 26-year-old midfielder is a regular for England but has yet to shine for the Gunners in the Champions League. Scoring two free-kicks against the 15-time European champions.
The big-game impact Rice หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ has been described as a world-class player by Sturridge.
“He showed people how much you can achieve on a club level,” the former 2019 Champions League winner said.
“Declan was already a standout for England before. Now his name is being talk about as one of the best midfielders in the world.”
“Even the dribble into the opposition box that led to the 3-0 goal by Miguel Merino – that guy show that the game can be play in many ways. It was a perfect performance.”
“We have already seen what kind of play he can do. There is no doubt that he can do it.”
On the other hand, fellow critic Wayne Rooney was also impress with Rice’s seamless transformation from a number 6 midfielder to an attacking midfielder.
“As a player, I really like him. He transformed himself from a ball-sucking midfielder into an attacking midfielder. It’s not easy,” the former 2008 Champions League winner added.
“People who do good things must receive good things in return – they may not know what they are doing, but I believe that from now on we will see results like last night in many more matches.”
In 330 appearances in his career, Rice has never scored a goal directly from a free kick, but the European Cup has been a blow for him, having won the Conference League as West Ham captain.