Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised Declan Rice after the midfielder revealed that he ignored the advice of the club’s set-piece coach before scoring the first of two sensational free kicks against Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Virgil van Dijk took the blame for the mistake that set Liverpool on course for a 3-1 defeat at Arsenal, saying that the defensive mix-up with goalkeeper Alisson Becker that gifted a goal for Gabriel Martinelli was “my responsibility.”
