Overview
- Declan Rice opened the scoring against his former club in Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over West Ham at the Emirates.
- Arsenal enter the international break at the top of the Premier League with seven clean sheets in their first ten matches in all competitions.
- Troy Deeney picked Rice in his BBC Sport Team of the Week, praising an "excellent" display while saying football looks "too easy" for him and urging greater final-third impact.
- Deeney also selected William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, praising their set-piece threat and solidity as Arsenal have conceded three league goals so far.
- Coverage reiterated Rice’s high price tag with minor discrepancies, citing either a £100m valuation or a £105m club-record fee.