ormer England international, Steven Gerrard, has hailed Arsenal midfielder, Declan Rice for his display against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg tie on Wednesday.
The Liverpool legend said Rice was dominant during the encounter against the LaLiga giants in Spain.
Two penalty goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Julian Alvarez ensured both teams played a 1-1 draw ahead of the return leg next week.
“I thought he (Declan Rice) was immense, especially in the first half,” Gerrard told TNT Sports after the match at the Metropolitano.
“He was dominant, in and out of possession, played a slightly different role, slightly deeper.
“I think he was asked to drop in between the centre halves just to give them the extra man in the build-up because they were pressing with two centre forwards.”