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Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has praised the attacking performance of his teammates in the north London derby win over Tottenham Hotspur, saying they could have scored 10 goals in the 2-1 triumph.

Ahead of the North London Derby, Rice spoke to Peter Crouch, who used to play for Tottenham back in the day, about the game on Wednesday night. The pundit asked the Arsenal man if he has any friends in the Spurs camp. Rice admitted that he is really close to Maddison and even branded him as the ‘king of banter’.

Declan Rice savaged Tottenham Hotspur with a brutal comment after Arsenal's vital North London derby win. On the back of Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest, Arsenal knew a victory over bitter rivals Spurs would take them within four points of the leaders.

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Declan Rice praised two Tottenham players after Arsenal beat their north London rivals 2-1 in the derby at the Emirates.

Declan Rice said his one regret from Arsenal’s North London derby win over Tottenham was that Mikel Arteta's men were "unlucky not to score 10".

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Arsenal vs Aston Villa is due to kick off at 5.30pm GMT on Saturday 18 January at the Emirates Stadium. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage on the channel from 5pm GMT. A live stream will be available via Sky Go.

Arsenal are willing to shell out a fee to make one striker their second most expensive ever signing, behind their club-record deal for midfielder Declan Rice, as manager Mikel Arteta seeks to add a new forward to his squad this month.