Manchester United legend, Gary Neville, has pinpointed only one concern for manager Mikel Arteta in the Arsenal squad.
Arsenal opened a six-point gap in the Premier League table on Sunday after beating Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 in the north London derby.
Leandro Trossard opened the scoring for the Gunners before Ebere Eze netted a hat-trick at the Emirates.
Arsenal have been impressive this season despite injuries to key players such as Gabriel Magalhães, Martin Ødegaard, Viktor Gyökeres, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.
Neville, however, feels there is one irreplaceable player and that an injury could derail their excellent season.
He said it could prove costly for Arsenal if Declan Rice is injured, as the England midfielder brings a unique skill set to the team.
“The interesting thing is they’ve got [Riccardo] Calafiori and [Jurrien] Timber at full-back. Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ben White are probably better going forward, although there’s not much between White and Timber,” he said on The Gary Neville Podcast.
“They’ve got real options at full-back, real options at centre-back.
“The only player you’d be worried about losing for a period of time would be Declan Rice because you can’t replace that.
“That’s your Roy Keane, that’s your Rodri, the player that holds you together. There’s only one of them.
“You’d never be able to replace his ability to be powerful on set-pieces, his running, his tackling, his impact on the game going forward.”
