Mikel Arteta revealed the reason why Declan Rice left the game against Tottenham

Arsenal’s coach Mikel Arteta surprised the fans in the press conference given after his team’s 2-2 draw against Tottenham in the Emirates Stadium on the sixth day of the 2023/2024 Premier League season, where they dropped two points against a tough rival who they would keep on facing on the top of the league.

The Spanish coach referred to one of the main situations occurred during the game, as it was the exit from the field of the English international Declan Rice, who got replaced in the halftime to give entry to Jorginho, who in the second half was pointed by the fans as one of the guilties of the bad result for the Gunners as the final draw came after a mistake by the Brazilian-Italian midfielder.

In this sense, Arteta spoke on Jorginho's error, saying that it would be part of the game. “I love him & we love him. We all love him. That is part of football & they are allowed to make errors because they play, we don’t play. For Jorgi, we’re all with him”, revealed the coach.

Arteta regretted a potential injury of Declan Rice

In addition, Arteta spoke on the Declan Rice exit of the field, revealing that the English international would have suffered an injury. “He had some discomfort in his back. He was telling us during the first half that he was uncomfortable & when we assessed him at half-time, he could not continue, so we had to change him”, said Arteta, who has the hope that the player’s injury is not too serious. “Hopefully he won't be out for long. It’s strange when a player like him asks to come off because he’s uncomfortable. Hopefully not, but let’s see”, he said.