Declan Rice makes Arsene Wenger claim as Mohammed Kudus sends Arsenal warning

Here is your morning Arsenal digest on Tuesday, October 31.

Declan Rice hails Arsene Wenger

Arsenal record signing Declan Rice has heaped praise on legendary former Gunners boss Arsene Wenger. Speaking about the Frenchman to BeIN SPORTS, Rice said: "He's [Wenger] spoken about all the time.

"If you look at managers of other clubs in the past that have left, they maybe don't quite have that legacy or the same way they're spoken about. With Arsene, every player you speak to, he's like a god to them.

"When I met him for the first time, I was a bit star-struck in a way like 'wow that's Arsene Wenger' in terms of the stories you hear from players, the way he used to coach and way he used to have his teams playing. It was an honour to meet him, shame I couldn't play under him but it was great to meet him in the end and hopefully many more times to come."

Bukayo Saka on captaincy

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has opened up on being named captain when the Gunners defeated Sheffield United 5-0n over the weekend. "To be at the front, leading the boys out, was just unbelievable," Saka said, via the Mirror.

"You know me and you know where I’ve come from - the academy. I’m lost for words - it’s hard to describe this feeling, it’s just amazing.

"It was a different experience. Obviously, I was learning on the job and sometimes I didn’t know where I was supposed to be!

"But in the end, we played well, which was the most important thing.”