Declan Rice has reached 100 Premier League appearances for Arsenal, a milestone that underlines how quickly he has become central to the club since his move. Martin \u00d8degaard still leads the appearance count within the squad, but Rice is firmly part of a leadership group that includes Bukayo Saka, who signed a new five-year contract earlier in the week to commit his long-term future to the club.<\/p>\n
Rice made 204 Premier League appearances for West Ham United across seven seasons after breaking into the first team as a teenager. Now 27, the box-to-box midfielder has played on a Premier League field in excess of 300 times in his career.<\/p>\n
Among current Arsenal players, Saka leads with 219 appearances since his first appearance on New Year\u2019s Day in 2019. The two Gabriels, Martinelli and Magalh\u00e3es, each have 182 showings, while \u00d8degaard is up to 171, a total that would be higher without recent injury setbacks. Ben White, William Saliba and Leandro Trossard are other regular options trusted by Mikel Arteta, though White\u2019s minutes have become more sporadic as Jurri\u00ebn Timber has taken the right-back spot.<\/p>\n
Arsenal\u2019s historical Premier League appearance leaders remain notable. Ray Parlour tops the list with 333 appearances between 1992 and 2004, described in the club\u2019s lore as “The Cobra Bomb colossus.” He finished eight ahead of David Seaman on 325 and 18 ahead of Dennis Bergkamp, who ranks highly in a top 50 list of Premier League players.<\/p>\n
The club still strives to clear a long-standing shadow by capturing the Premier League title. Recent nervy performances have cost Arsenal points at a critical stage, but that is familiar territory for both the club and Rice after his involvement in the last two title races. Ahead of the clash with Spurs he said: \u201cWe\u2019re on our own journey, we\u2019re on our own path and we fully believe in each other,\u201d he warned this week . \u201cWe want to do it because we\u2019ve got such a good core group, such quality players now that we can do it. It shows that we can flick a page in terms of people talking about that mentality.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne thing that stuck with me after the Manchester United game, the manager talked about looking at the position that we\u2019ve earned for ourselves. We have to enjoy this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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