Mikel Arteta hails Declan Rice for ignoring Arsenal set-piece coach

• Rice scored two free-kicks against Real Madrid
• Nicolas Jover had told him to cross the ball

Mikel Arteta has praised Declan Rice for his initiative after the midfielder ignored the instructions of Arsenal?s set-piece coach before scoring the first of his two free-kicks against Real Madrid.
Rice revealed that Nicolas Jover had been telling him to cross the ball rather than shoot in the 58th minute of the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. Rice had never scored a free kick in 338 appearances but said Jover?s instructions ?didn?t make sense? and opted to shoot instead after being encouraged by Bukayo Saka.
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