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Declan Rice lost it while squaring up to Eddie Nketiah during West Ham United's 2-1 defeat to Arsenal and had to be held back by Ryan Fredericks.
The Gunners went back into fourth on Sunday evening thanks to goals from Rob Holding and Gabriel.
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West Ham were hoping for a positive result so they'd have momentum heading into Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg clash with Eintracht Frankfurt, with the score currently 2-1 to the Bundesliga side.
It didn't happen however and late on, the usually calm and composed Rice got in Nketiah's face.
Nketiah had just been booked for a minor scuffle with Aaron Cresswell and after that died down, Rice decided to get in the face of his fellow Chelsea academy alumni.
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Fredericks came over to calm the 23-year-old down but he wouldn't let it go and continued to hassle Nketiah before Martin Odegaard intervened.
Fans reacted to the incident and they aren't entirely sure what went on.
One commented: "It's very rare Dec loses his s**t like this but you can see why he did today."
Another said: "Tbh I like his frustration. Would kill for Rice in our midfield."
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A third put: "Proud of Nketiah stood up hands down to show no intention of fighting."
While someone tweeted: "I’m not quite sure why Rice wasn’t given a yellow for this!?!"
Arsenal took the lead through Holding, who was a late addition to the team after Ben White's withdrawal through injury.
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Jarrod Bowen equalised for David Moyes' side just before halftime with his 10th goal of the season.
Shortly after the break, Gabriel joined centre back partner Holding on the scoresheet with a header of his own.
Mikel Arteta's side held on and leapfrogged Tottenham Hotspur in the table with four games remaining.
The Spaniard was delighted with his side's 'ugly' performance and thinks it'll help them qualify for next season's Champions League.
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"It’s a massive win, under very difficult circumstances because we put ourselves in real problems, especially with our decision making and in ball possessions, and the spaces we were attacking, and the timing of it and the efficiency of it," Arteta explained post-match.
"But the team showed huge character, not to give up, to continue trying to do the right things.
"The way they fought, the way they understood how they have to manage the game in certain moments, with the way we defended, because we didn’t concede anything, it was phenomenal.
"In England you say 'win ugly', I think from my point of view today we won ugly, and I’m extremely happy to see a team that has this capacity to find a way to win and show the character that they showed today."
Featured Image Credit: Sky SportsTopics: Declan Rice, West Ham United, Arsenal, Premier League
