Rice says Arsenal need to defeat City to get rid of title choker's tag

Declan Rice has said that Arsenal will need to defeat Man City this weekend to be able to shake off whatever the team has been labelled for dropping out of the title race in previous years.

“We have got to go to the Etihad, which is going to be really tough, but if you want to get past that barrier of Arsenal being labelled stuff, you have to go there and win,” said Rice.

“We have to show that steeliness and character to prove we can be one of the best teams.

"There’s no doubt that City are the best team in the world at the minute, but we have full confidence and belief as a group, and the manager, that we can get a result.”

If Arsenal win at Etihad this Sunday, they will go 4 points clear of Man City in the title race.

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