UCL: He was dominant – Gerrard speaks on Declan Rice’s performance for Arsenal

Former England international, Steven Gerrard, has hailed Arsenal midfielder, Declan Rice for his show against Atletico Madrid successful the Champions League semi-final archetypal limb necktie connected Wednesday.

The Liverpool fable said Rice was ascendant during the brushwood against the LaLiga giants successful Spain.

Two punishment goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Julian Alvarez ensured some teams played a 1-1 gully up of the instrumentality limb adjacent week.

“I thought helium (Declan Rice) was immense, particularly successful the archetypal half,” Gerrard told TNT Sports aft the lucifer astatine the Metropolitano.

“He was dominant, successful and retired of possession, played a somewhat antithetic role, somewhat deeper.

“I deliberation helium was asked to driblet successful betwixt the centre halves conscionable to springiness them the other antheral successful the build-up due to the fact that they were pressing with 2 centre forwards.”

UCL: He was ascendant – Gerrard speaks connected Declan Rice’s show for Arsenal