Declan Rice says he felt “back to myself” in England’s win against the Republic of Ireland yesterday after what he described as a “rusty” start to the season with Arsenal.
Rice scored the first goal and made the second for Jack Grealish as England won 2-0 in Dublin to open their Nations League campaign in fine fashion.
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The midfielder, who played three times for the Republic in friendly games before switching his allegiance to England, received a hostile reception at the Aviva Stadium but silenced the jeers with an impressive display.
“Obviously I came back to Arsenal late,” he said. “To be honest, I’ve not been feeling 100 per cent fit so far. Kind of been doing my pre-season in the Premier League.
“Today I feel like I took a real step. I was feeling back to myself, feeling springy, feeling like I can run around the pitch, feeling more powerful.”
Rice was controversially sent off in Arsenal’s last game, a home draw against Brighton, and admitted he knew he needed to perform well while on England duty.
He added: “I feel like I took another step, which is obviously going to help me at Arsenal. I felt really good, and I knew I needed a big performance, because so far this season obviously I got sent off last game and the first two games I was a little bit rusty.”
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