{"id":617,"date":"2026-03-18T20:05:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/?p=617"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:05:05","slug":"declan-rice-reveals-what-has-been-said-in-arsenal-dressing-room-about-carabao-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/?p=617","title":{"rendered":"Declan Rice reveals what has been said in Arsenal dressing room about Carabao Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_dc1a54\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Arsenal face Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon with Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side still in the hunt for a remarkable quadruple<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_dc1a54\">Connor O&#8217;Neill<\/strong> Senior Sports Content Creator<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">14:01, 18 Mar 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33615758\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Declan Rice\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33615758.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_DR.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33615758.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_DR.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33615758.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_DR.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33615758.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_DR.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Declan Rice\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Declan Rice<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Declan Rice admitted Sunday\u2019s Carabao Cup final has been spoken about at length in the Arsenal dressing room and believes the result could prove pivotal when it comes to the Premier League run-in. The Gunners face Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Sunday with Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side still in the hunt for a remarkable quadruple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And Arsenal warmed up for this weekend\u2019s showdown on Tuesday night by beating Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 to secure their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The Gunners currently lead City by nine points in the Premier League table, and Rice has warned Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side that he and his team-mates believe they can beat anyone at the minute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cDefinitely, it could be the start of something,\u201d he told CBS. \u201cIt\u2019s the first trophy that is up for grabs. If you win that, the momentum after that that takes you forward is massive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE!<\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><u>Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cBut Sunday is going to be a great game against them, and it comes down to how much you want it. Arsenal are back in a final for maybe the first time since the Carabao Cup final in 2019, I think.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cSo, how do you want it on Sunday? How much do you want to win a trophy for this team and these fans?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Before the England international revealed: \u201cThe lads are already talking about it in there, we\u2019re excited \u2013 we&#8217;re ready. At the minute, every game of football we go into, we believe we can win, so we\u2019ll be ready and looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tuesday\u2019s victory over the Bundesliga giants, thanks to goals from Eberechi Eze and Rice, means Arsenal are now unbeaten in 14 games in all competitions and remain fighting on all fronts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe find ways to win and it\u2019s all good,\u201d Rice said. \u201cEveryone asks where I get my energy from \u2013 I just get this second burst of energy.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-33611884\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33611884\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eberechi Eze scored a wonderful goal for Arsenal in their win over Bayer Leverkusen\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33611884.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Eberechi-Eze-and-Arsenal.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33611884.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Eberechi-Eze-and-Arsenal.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33611884.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Eberechi-Eze-and-Arsenal.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33611884.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Eberechi-Eze-and-Arsenal.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Eberechi Eze scored a wonderful goal for Arsenal in their win over Bayer Leverkusen\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Eberechi Eze scored a wonderful goal for Arsenal in their win over Bayer Leverkusen<cite aria-label=\"Image: Vince Mignott\/DeFodi Images\/DeFodi via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Vince Mignott\/DeFodi Images\/DeFodi via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s so hard. I\u2019m not just saying that. It\u2019s mentally really, really tough, as hard as it is physically. You have to be really strong, really resilient. There\u2019s ups, there\u2019s downs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re all humans as well. Some days you go in and you\u2019re like, \u2018We\u2019ve got another one in two days time, how are we going to get up for it again?&#8217; But you just find that energy from somewhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cObviously it\u2019s amazing for us and the club that we\u2019re in four competitions, and we have an amazing squad where everybody is ready and playing their part in major competitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We\u2019re in March now, the season ends in May. Two months left to give it everything we\u2019ve got to leave a legacy at this club (and) hopefully win every competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"Factbox_factbox-container__hSMOa\" id=\"factbox\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Entering Factbox content\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32887284\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"factbox\" data-testid=\"factbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 615px, (max-width: 810px) 810px, 1168px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article32887212.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1168v\/0_SEEING-RED-ART-1.jpg\" srcset=\"&#10;        https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article32887212.ece\/ALTERNATES\/n615\/0_SEEING-RED-ART-1.jpg 615w,&#10;        https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article32887212.ece\/ALTERNATES\/n810\/0_SEEING-RED-ART-1.jpg 810w,&#10;        https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article32887212.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1168v\/0_SEEING-RED-ART-1.jpg 1168w&#10;    \"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"HeadingThree_heading-three__PBHLs Factbox_heading-three__NXU52 __className_e7125f\">Welcome to &#8216;Seeing Red&#8217; &#8211; our new Arsenal podcast<\/h3>\n<div class=\"Factbox_content__xdMV8\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We&#8217;ve launched a new Arsenal podcast &#8216;Seeing Red&#8217; with chief football writer John Cross and Arsenal reporter Tom Canton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Each week, they will dive deep into the biggest topics as they follow Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side every step of the way &#8211; and will also discuss nostalgic flashbacks before each fixture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It&#8217;s a great time to be an Arsenal fan, with the Gunners flying high under Arteta as they look to win silverware this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The North Londoners are going strong in the Premier League and Champions League &#8211; and they&#8217;re also in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We&#8217;ll provide insight and reaction &#8211; and have fun along the way &#8211; as Arsenal target the biggest trophies this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">No stone will be left unturned. 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