Declan Rice shows true Arsenal colours with emotional statement before PSG Champions League test

Declan Rice has shown his true colours following Arsenal's 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth. Despite the 26-year-old's best efforts, at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Rice broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark, . Dean Huijsen pulled one back midway into the second half before Evanilson controversially put the Cherries ahead.

The north Londoners made a late push for an equaliser, . After the game, Rice reflected on the result, posting an emotional statement on social media.

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On his Instagram story, the England international wrote: "Not our day yesterday, but . Thank you for all the support [red heart emoji]."

Speaking to reporters after the game, Mikel Arteta also reflected on Arsenal's performance. The Gunners manager said: "We started and we did the most difficult one to score the goal.

"I think after that we had four or five very open situations to score the second one. We didn't kill it and after that, on top of that, you defend the box really poorly, the way we've done it in the two set-pieces that we have conceded again.

"So they're going to punish you and a team like Bournemouth, they're going to punish you. And after that the game becomes rushed, very chaotic. That's why they want big spaces.

"They have more legs than us, especially with sets and plays that were struggling in the final minutes. And we weren't able to get the result that we wanted, so we're very disappointed."

Arsenal will lock horns with Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night. On whether the Gunners' European endeavours has affected their approach to the Premier League, Arteta said: "Again, our preparation has been exactly the same or even more.

"I'm trying to put more emphasis into it. The margins are very small. It's true that maybe we lacked, I don't know, maybe a little bit of freshness and the way they have to repeat today.

"They had to play some players that probably weren’t in the best condition to play because we don't have other players. But that's it. That's the context of it."

On PSG resting players in a 2-1 defeat to Strasbourg, Arteta said: "Well, I don't know. They won the league so they have the luxury to do that.

"We haven't because we still have a lot to do in the Premier League. But we have four days and I'm sure we'll be fully recovered and at our best to play the game."