BBC · Mar 17, 2025

Man-marking Rice a 'job too big' for James

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Ex-England captain Wayne Rooney feels that man-marking Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice was "a job too big" for Chelsea's Reece James as the Gunners won 1-0 at Emirates Stadium.

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