Arsenal star Declan Rice sends warning to West Ham ahead of crucial Premier League clash

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has issued a informing to his erstwhile side, West Ham United, up of Sunday's Premier League clash astatine the London Stadium.

Rice played the afloat duration of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final 2nd limb against Atletico Madrid, arsenic Arsenal claimed a 1-0 victory connected the nighttime and a 2-1 aggregate triumph acknowledgment to Bukayo Saka's decisive effort. 

The Gunners tin present look guardant to playing successful their archetypal Champions League last since 2006 erstwhile they instrumentality connected either Bayern Munich oregon Paris Saint-Germain successful Budapest aboriginal this month.

While Arsenal are dreaming of winning their archetypal Champions League trophy, Rice was speedy to crook his absorption towards the club's Premier League rubric conflict with Manchester City.

Rice has a "job to do" against West Ham  

Rice, who won the Conference League with West Ham successful 2023, admitted that determination volition beryllium nary clip for sentimentalism erstwhile the Gunners instrumentality connected the relegation-threatened Hammers connected Sunday. 

"It's each to play for but we've got to enactment composed and focused,” Rice told Amazon Prime Video aft Tuesday's semi-final 2nd limb astatine the Emirates Stadium.

“It's a pugnacious 1 due to the fact that we're into the Champions League final, but Sunday is simply a monolithic 1 arsenic good (against West Ham successful the Premier League)."

"Without West Ham determination is nary me. They gave maine a accidental erstwhile Chelsea didn't. It's not bully to spot the presumption they are in.

“It is shot and I person a occupation to bash connected Sunday. It is the concern extremity of the season."