Declan Rice’s defiant three-word message in response to Arsenal’s faltering title bid

SportFootballDeclan Rice’s defiant three-word message in response to Arsenal’s faltering title bidThe Gunners are now just three points ahead of City, having played a game more, but Rice could be seen encouraging his teammates at full-time despite a setback in the Premier League title raceJack Rathborn Monday 20 April 2026 09:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960878","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-declan-rice-man-city-mikel-arteta-b2960878.html","title":"Declan Rice’s defiant three-word message as Arsenal falter in title race"}}CloseManagers react as Man City beat Arsenal in top-of-table clashInside 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 had a defiant response to Arsenal’s major setback in the Premier League title race after defeat to Man City.Arsenal fell 2-...