EPL: Scholes identifies Declan Rice's 'major weakness'

Manchester United fable Paul Scholes has identified the large weakness Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice needs to code to go astir intolerable for opponents to contain.

Rice delivered an outstanding show connected Sunday arsenic Arsenal defeated Liverpool 1-0 astatine Anfield, securing their archetypal Premier League triumph astatine the stadium since 2012.

The England planetary played a decisive relation successful the encounter, providing the assistance for Kai Havertz's winning extremity successful the 16th minute.

Rice demonstrated his spot and gait by bursting past Noni Madueke connected the close flank earlier driving into the punishment country and delivering a debased transverse crossed the six-yard box. Havertz was perfectly positioned astatine the acold station to crook the shot into the net.

The triumph moved Arsenal 3 points wide of Manchester City astatine the apical of the Premier League table.

Speaking connected The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast, Scholes praised Rice's almighty attacking run, comparing the midfielder's carnal qualities to those of erstwhile Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard.

“What helium did yesterday wherever helium powered, you can't enactment with that. Probably a small spot Steven Gerrard-like,” Scholes said.

However, the erstwhile Manchester United midfielder believes Rice could go an adjacent much unsafe subordinate if helium improves h...