?No fear?: Rice rejects Rooney criticism and sets sights on Arsenal comeback

• Pundit said Arsenal have ?psychological fear? of trophies
• Thomas Partey to play in deeper midfield role in Paris

Declan Rice has rejected Wayne Rooney?s claim that Arsenal have a ?psychological fear? of winning trophies and insisted they are capable of overturning a one goal deficit against Paris Saint-Germain to reach the Champions League final.
Mikel Arteta?s side were criticised by the former England forward after losing the first leg 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium last week after an early goal from Ousmane Demb?l?, with Rooney stating in a role as a pundit for Amazon that Arsenal are ?used to getting to a certain stage of the season and things fall away?. But having already beaten PSV Eindhoven and Real Madrid away in the knockout stages this season, Rice was adamant that they have the belief to get past PSG after their comfortable 2-0 victory against Luis Enrique?s side in the group stages back in October.
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