da roleta: Arsenal star Declan Rice was reportedly serenaded by Arsenal team-mates following last-ditch heroics against Luton Town.
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Rice netted 97th-minute winnerFired Arsenal to a 4-3 win Players celebrated dancing to Vanilla Ice’s famous track Ice Ice BabyWHAT HAPPENED?
The England international emerged as the hero by scoring in the seventh minute of stoppage time to fire Arsenal to a remarkable victory at Kenilworth Road to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League standings to five points over second-placed Liverpool. And it is no surprise that the raucous pitch-side celebrations continued in the away dressing room in the aftermath of the 4-3 win.
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According to the team danced to the tunes of Vanilla Ice’s famous track Ice Ice Baby which has been closely associated with Rice in the last couple of years. The former West Ham player hummed it on Sky TV programme A League Of Their Own and also boasts of having an advertising campaign with the lead slogan ‘Rice Rice Baby’.
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Rice has been in sensational form since he moved to the Emirates in the summer. It was his third goal in this Premier League campaign and the fifth time that the Gunners have snatched the three points with a winner after regulation time. Mikel Arteta's men have shown incredible character and seem determined to make amends by going all the way to lift the title in May after losing steam at the business end in the previous season.
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Arsenal are grappling with mounting injury concerns and Takehiro Tomiyasu is the latest casualty. He is expected to be sidelined for a minimum of four weeks due to a calf injury and will miss key fixtures against Aston Villa, Brighton, Liverpool, West Ham and Fulham. He joins the lengthy list of absentees which include Fabio Vieira, Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe and Jurrien Timber.