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Arsenal's Declan Rice one of the best in the world - Mikel Arteta

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Mikel Arteta has hailed Declan Rice as one of the best midfielders in the world after playing a starring role in Arsenal's 3-2 win at Bournemouth.

Rice's second-half brace wrestled control of a tight game in the Gunners' favour after Evanilson had opened the scoring in the 10th minute from a mistake by Gabriel Magalhães, who atoned by scoring the equaliser six minutes later.

Junior Kroupi's long-range 76th-minute strike set up a tense finale but Arsenal hung on to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League.