‘Best in the league’ – Jamie Carragher hails Declan Rice after Arsenal beat Liverpool

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Jamie Carragher after Liverpool’s defeat to Arsenal (Picture: Sky Sports) Jamie Carragher hailed Declan Rice as the ‘best midfielder in the country by a long way’ after Arsenal’s hard-fought win over Liverpool. Rice was named Player of the Match after Arsenal’s battling victory and Carragher agreed with that decision, hailing him as not only the best midfielder in the Premier League but one of the greatest in the club’s history. ‘He’s the best midfield player in the Premier League by a long way.

It’s not even a debate,’ Carragher said on Sky Sports. ‘Declan Rice is the best midfield player in this country. Declan Rice after Arsenal’s win at Anfield (Picture: Getty) ‘He’s a world-class midfield player.

Kai Havertz scored Arsenal’s winner at Anfield (Picture: Getty) ‘I spoke to this guy [Havertz] about attacking the box with real aggression. It’s my first win here as a player, so it’s demanding.’ Arteta was full of praise for his Arsenal players after they left Anfield with all three points for the first time in 14 years, describing the performance as ‘incredible’. ‘This was especially for everyone attached to this football club,’ Arteta said. ‘Fourteen years without winning here is a long time. ‘We just said after the last few days, after the defeat against Fleetwood, that things happen for a reason and that’s going to give us another spring and hunger and belief to go and do it. ‘What the team has done here today is incredible.