Declan Rice has responded after fans spotted his bizarre pre-match routine for Arsenal and England.
Rice has enjoyed an excellent start to life at Arsenal since making the £105 million switch from West Ham over the summer.
The 24-year-old has put on a number of eye-catching displays for Mikel Arteta this season, notably scoring a stoppage time winner against Manchester United back in September.
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However, the Englishman has also attracted attention for his fascinating pre-match routine.
Football media company Copa90 posted a series of images showing Rice mid-jump with his arms outstretched as he walked out onto the pitch.
The post was captioned: "The Declan Rice jump has taken over, and we can’t unsee it…"
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Rice was quick to reply to the photo on Instagram, insisting that it was something he had been doing his entire career.
He commented: "Only been doing it since the start of my career," alongside a crying laughing face emoji.
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Rice is currently away on international duty with England and will no doubt perform his spider-like pre-match jump ahead of the Three Lions' clash against Malta on Friday.
Meanwhile, former Gunners midfielder Emmanuel Petit has suggested he is being 'wasted' by Arteta.
The Frenchman told Compare.bet: "Declan Rice's priority for Arsenal should be to maintain the balance of the side and to win the ball back for his team.
"He does those things so well. I think he is wasted a bit in that number 8 role where Xhaka played last season because he is such a brilliant holding midfielder.
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"You cannot ask him to play how Xhaka played last year because that's not his position.
"His best position is as a holding midfielder and that is where the manager should play him, it's fundamental to how Arteta wants to play."
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