Declan Rice demands Arsenal improve ahead of ‘title-defining’ match at Man City

SportFootballDeclan Rice demands Arsenal improve ahead of ‘title-defining’ match at Man CityArsenal and City will lock horns in a mammoth top-of-the-table clash at the Etihad Stadium this weekend.Philip Duncan Thursday 16 April 2026 14:00 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"ecb00b6f-aa69-442c-b1dc-b54bb3712c7f","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/declan-rice-rice-premier-league-city-etihad-stadium-b2959010.html","title":"Declan Rice demands Arsenal improve ahead of ‘title-defining’ match at Man City"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-14876","index":0}Declan Rice has challenged his Arsenal team-mates to improve ahead of their match against Manchester City (Nick Potts/PA) (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Declan Rice demanded Arsenal must improve for Sunday’s Premier League “ti...