Arsenal rarely get out and running in attack, the nature of being a team every opponent adjusts to. They might, however, when Real Madrid have to commit bodies at them on Wednesday night and if there are green spaces to drive into on the Bernabeu field, expect Rice to be hitting top gear.

Mikel Arteta criticised the goal Arsenal conceded against Brentford as “not good enough”, admitting that his team should take the blame for how they defended the attack.Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty