Since the arrival of Martin Zubimendi at Arsenal, BBC Sport looks at how Declan Rice has completed his transformation to an all-round midfielder.

Arsenal pulled off a huge win in the Champions League last night against Atletico Madrid and while he didn’t make it onto the scoresheet, Declan Rice earned high praise from Frank Lampard.

Paul Merson has hailed Declan Rice as the best number eight in England, praising the midfielder’s exceptional impact since joining Arsenal. The England international has been a standout performer at the Emirates,

Martin Zubimendi is one of the best deep-lying midfielders in Europe and has allowed Rice to continue his move to a fully fledged box-to-box midfielder - but in a slightly different way.

Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch has admitted that Arsenal's Declan Rice and Chelsea's Moises Caicedo are the toughest players he has faced on the pitch.

Christian Norgaard can’t attend training at Colney without sharing a laugh with his Arsenal teammate Declan Rice. Norgaard was one of eight players to sign for Arsenal in the summer transfer window, arriving from Brentford. The Gunners acquired the Bees’ captain to replenish Mikel Arteta’s midfield following two key departures.

Rice is a booking away from an automatic one-match ban, with yellow card not wiped until after the quarter-finals