Former Arsenal striker, Alan Smith has prompt that Declan Rice is Arsenal’s most essential participant this season beneath supervisor Mikel Arteta.
Smith insisted that Rice has no alternative in Arteta’s squad, including that it could be a giant loss if he bought injured.
Requested how Arsenal will deal with any damage blows of their bid to grow to be Premier League champions this season, Smith informed Metro UK: “We have now seen Arsenal lose a few key gamers, haven’t we?
“Martin Odegaard was maybe the primary one, however [Eberechi] Eze got here in and we’ve not likely seen a drop-off.
“Declan Rice can be a giant loss if he bought injured since you would lose that drive in midfield and his set-piece potential which has grow to be so essential. They’ve not likely bought anyone to interchange Rice.
“The defence has been very good however even on the again, [Cristhian] Mosquera has are available at occasions and they’ve [Piero] Hincapie as properly, so Rice can be the most important loss for me.”
