Much-changed Arsenal saw their faint Premier League title hopes grow even dimmer after blowing a lead in a 1-1 draw with Brentford on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal rarely get out and running in attack, the nature of being a team every opponent adjusts to. They might, however, when Real Madrid have to commit bodies at them on Wednesday night and if there are green spaces to drive into on the Bernabeu field, expect Rice to be hitting top gear.

Mikel Arteta spoke to BBC Match of The Day after Arsenal's draw against Brentford: "It is disappointing because we lost two points. From what we did in the game, how we dominated and what we conceded I think we did a enough to win the game.