Patrick Vieira backs ‘really important’ Declan Rice to drive Arsenal to silverware

SportFootballPatrick Vieira backs ‘really important’ Declan Rice to drive Arsenal to silverwareThe former Arsenal captain believes the club can still win trophies this season despite a poor run of formMichael Jones Wednesday 15 April 2026 19:53 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":"b2958473","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/patrick-vieira-declan-rice-arsenal-trophies-premier-league-b2958473.html","title":"Patrick Vieira backs ‘really important’ Declan Rice to drive Arsenal to silverware"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-11771","index":0}Patrick Vieira is backing Declan Rice to drive Arsenal to silverware this season (Getty)Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insightJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football 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_Football_CDP","regTitle":"Miguel Delaney: Inside Football","subscriptionGroup":"readingTheGame","subscriptionGroupId":"d6776bff-0bec-4d53-a0ce-bd38db6811e5","type":"football","pathPrefix":["/sport/football","/topic/fantasy-football"],"associatedAuthors":["Miguel Delaney","Richard Jolly"],"title":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight","mobileTitle":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/miguelDelaney1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyFootballNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isCl...