Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said the confrontation between Declan Rice and a member of the coaching staff after the Carabao Cup victory over Chelsea has been settled.<\/p>\n
The incident unfolded as the team prepared to leave the tunnel. A clearly frustrated Rice was seen gesturing and shouting at Stuivenberg, and a few steps of separation did not reduce the visible tension.<\/p>\n
Centre back Gabriel moved between Rice and Stuivenberg to act as a peacemaker and to try to defuse the situation. The Daily Mail brought the clip to the attention of an expert lip-reader, Jeremy Freeman, who claimed Rice told Stuivenberg to “just go,” before telling Gabriel the coach “does not know what he\u2019s on about.” Gabriel told Rice to “calm down” and the situation ultimately soothed.<\/p>\n
Ahead of Sunday\u2019s meeting with Nottingham Forest, Arteta was asked for an explanation of the episode. He declined to expand and said: “All sorted, all good.” When pressed on whether the exchange was a sign of Rice\u2019s determination to succeed, Arteta added: “Yes, and the good thing is that by the time I found out the problem was resolved so that\u2019s very good.” <\/p>\n
Arteta\u2019s comments confirmed the issue was handled internally and that no further action would be disclosed. The sequence of events \u2014 a tunnel confrontation after the Carabao Cup win, Gabriel intervening, lip-reading claims about Rice\u2019s words, and Arteta\u2019s public reassurance ahead of the Nottingham Forest match \u2014 forms the complete account presented by the club and media coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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