Is Declan Rice right when he says teams 'set up differently' against Arsenal?

Declan Rice started this week in his sick bed but that did not stop him playing 94 minutes against Sporting CP to help Arsenal reach the Champions League semi-finals, in a typically relentless display.It also did not stop him from bringing up a familiar theme in his post-match comments. In three separate interviews before and after the second leg of the quarter-final, Rice pointed out that Arsenal had been confronting back fives when facing opposing defences recently. Two of these occasions were when he was asked about Arsenal’s attack, which has been under scrutiny in recent weeks for scoring three goals in their past five matches.Advertisement